Another person has died as a result of a fireworks blast in Hawaii that left over 20 people dead or wounded, according to authorities.

That raises the death toll in the New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion in Aliamanu, Hawaii to five. According to Honolulu Police, the 29-year-old man died at about 6:40 a.m. HST. The victim’s identity has not been released.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - One of the six patients being hospitalized at a burn center in Arizona has died, officials said on Tuesday. This raises the death toll in the Aliamanu fireworks explosion to 5. Honolulu police said a 29-year-old man died at approximately 6:40 a.m. HST at an Arizona hospital.

The 29-year-old man had been flown to hospital in Arizona following the explosion, which also killed a three-year-old boy and three women.

Carmelita Benigno, 61, Nelie Ibarra, 58, and Jennifer Van, 23, died in the blast at a Keaka Drive house party at 12:01 a.m. New Year’s Day. Cassius Ramos-­Benigno, 3, died Jan. 6 at the hospital.

HONOLULU (AP) — A fifth person has died from injuries suffered during a massive explosion of illegal fireworks at a Honolulu home over New Year's, police said Tuesday.

HPD confirms the fifth death connected to the Aliamanu fireworks explosion incident; a 29-year-old dies at an Arizona hospital on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

Some wounds suffered by six Hawaii residents flown to Arizona for medical treatment after a deadly illegal fireworks explosion on New Year’s are comparable to battlefield injuries

Even though all six patients are still intubated and in a medically induced coma, they are “all on course” to recovery, said the Arizona Burn Center.

The Aliamanu fireworks blast just after midnight on New Year’s, a mass casualty event, set new precedents in emergency health care response in Hawaii.

A fifth person has died from injuries suffered during a massive explosion of illegal fireworks at an Āliamanu home over New Year’s Eve.

The Arizona Burn Foundation is providing accommodation in the Phoenix area for 20 family members of these six survivors.