At least three people were killed and dozens were critically injured in a massive New Year's fireworks explosion in Hawaii. The illegal fireworks exploded after midnight Wednesday at a home in Honolulu.

A 3-year-old boy has died of injuries in the massive explosion of fireworks at a home in Honolulu home on New Year’s Eve.

The boy was the fourth person to die in connection to the explosion, which also injured more than 20 people leaving some suffering from extensive burns ranging from 45% to nearly 80% of their bodies

The explosion in Honolulu, Hawaii, killed three women and injured more than 20 people, many of whom have burns over most of their bodies and six victims remain in a critical condition in Arizona

A New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu -area neighborhood killed at least three people and critically injured at least 20 others, authorities said. "It looked like a war zone," said Honolulu Fire Chief Sheldon K. Hao.

Honolulu mayor Rick Blangiardi said in a statement that the explosion was "caused by what appears to be illegal fireworks"

Of the dozens of people injured in the blast many are facing a long road to recovery with burns covering between 45% to nearly 80% of their bodies

Authorities and residents in Hawaii are wondering whether a New Year's Eve explosion that killed three people and wounded more than 20 will dampen the state's enthusiasm for illegal pyrotechnic displays.

A three-year-old boy has died after a New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in Honolulu, Hawaii. The blast killed three women and left at least 20 people injured