BAIRD, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - "A grenade essentially went off in her hand."

That’s how Kelsey’s sister, Ashley Tucker, described the moment a toy wand purchased from the TikTok shop exploded in Kelsey’s hand, an accident that left her with a severed fingertip, four broken fingers, and other injuries. Now the sisters are sharing their story in hopes of preventing anyone else from experiencing the same thing.

The toy wand uses flash paper that, when ignited, shoots out a fireball effect before quickly burning away. Tucker said Kelsey followed instructions carefully, even turning the wand off while reloading.

"She loaded the paper in the wand, and when she turned it on, that's when it exploded. She didn't even press the button for it to shoot the magic," Tucker recalled. "She even used a smal

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