New York man suffers severe injury in fireworks explosion in Central Park

<p>An explosion in New York City's Central Park left a man severely injured.</p><p>Eighteen-year-old Connor Golden from Fairfax, Virginia, was walking with <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/man-critically-injured-explosion-yorks-central-park/story?id=40314758" target="_blank">two of his friends</a> not far from the Central Park Zoo when the explosion occurred. </p><p>A New York City Fire Department spokesperson said Golden was taken to a hospital for "possible amputation."</p><p>According to witnesses, Golden <a href="http://abc7ny.com/news/man-severely-injured-in-explosion-in-central-park/1411833/" target="_blank">stepped on something</a> that blew up, severing one of his feet. </p><p>"I have no idea what it was. It sounded like a cannon. So that's why I thought it was like a Fourth of July thing," one witness <a href="http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2016/07/03/explosion-central-park-nr.cnn" target="_blank">told CNN</a>.</p><p>Police say they aren't sure what caused the explosion, but they speculate that it <a href="http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2016/07/3/man-hospitalized-after-central-park-explosion--police-investigating.html" target="_blank">could be fireworks</a> since Monday is the Fourth of July. </p><p><i>This video includes images from Getty Images and clips from </i><a href="http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2016/07/3/man-hospitalized-after-central-park-explosion--police-investigating.html" target="_blank"><i>NY1</i></a><i>, </i><a href="http://abc7ny.com/news/man-severely-injured-in-explosion-in-central-park/1411833/" target="_blank"><i>WABC</i></a><i> and </i><a href="http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2016/07/03/explosion-central-park-nr.cnn" target="_blank"><i>CNN</i></a><i>.</i></p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/gun-rights-activists-say-they-won-t-follow-california-s-new-laws/">Gun Rights Activists Say They Won't Follow California's New Laws</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/tennessee-mother-charged-with-the-murders-of-4-children/">Tennessee Mother Charged With The Murders Of 4 Children</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/garrison-keillor-steps-down-as-host-of-a-prairie-home-companion/">Garrison Keillor Steps Down As Host Of 'A Prairie Home Companion'</a></li></ul>