# Arizona teenager seriously injured when car part exploded in Halloween bonfire

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/teenage-girl-badly-disfigured-after-man-hurled-car-shock-absorber-on-bonfire-causing-explosion-that-broke-her-jaw-and-teeth/
- Published: 2026-11-03T15:36:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T15:47:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16262027/Teenage-girl-disfigured-man-hurled-car-shock-absorber-bonfire-explosion-broke-jaw-teeth.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Cricket, Sport, World

## Key points

- A bonfire explosion badly injured 16-year-old Jaidynn Penberthy.
- She is recovering after facial reconstruction surgery.
- Phoenix police are seeking the person who threw the shock absorber.

## Summary

A 16-year-old girl was seriously injured when a shock absorber thrown into a Halloween party bonfire exploded, sending debris into her face. The incident near Lake Pleasant, Arizona, has prompted a police search for the person who threw the car part.

Jaidynn Penberthy was about 10 feet from the fire when the blast happened on 30 October. Her brother said she suffered a broken jaw, facial fractures, missing teeth and burns, and has undergone reconstructive surgery, with further operations planned; police said several people were struck by debris, but she was the only one needing urgent care.

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