A MAN was taken to hospital after a firework went off in his hand.

Police were called to a property on Whitehorse Street, in the Whitecross area of Hereford, shortly before 9pm on Wednesday night after receiving reports of an explosion.

Officers found a man had been taken to hospital with injuries to his hand as a result of a firework.

An ambulance and area support officer also attended and took the man to Hereford County Hospital.

Police conducted searches in the area that found a number of fireworks, which have now been recovered and made safe.

Nobody else was injured as a result of the incident.