Two people were dead and 20 others hospitalized after a fireworks accident early New Year’s Day in Honolulu, authorities said.

Two people were declared dead at the scene and the other 20 victims were hospitalized in critical condition after the early morning explosion, Honolulu Emergency Medical Services told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. None of the victims has been identified.

The Honolulu Police Department issued an alert on X at about 1:45 a.m. saying the blast incurred multiple casualties. Police asked residents to avoid the Salt Lake-Aliamanu neighborhood, where the explosion occurred.

Salt Lake-Aliamanu is near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and the military’s Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, The Associated Press reported.

A Maui County resident early Wednesday posted a purported video of the blast on Instagram, showing fireworks going off including a large cluster at street level.

“Fireworks Explosion @ Keaka Drive in Salt Lake. Prayers to the family,” user charm_bueno wrote in her caption.

The Honolulu Fire Department is investigating the explosion, the AP reported.

• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.