Only 1 state in the US completely bans consumer fireworks
(NEXSTAR) – With the Fourth of July coming up, fireworks laws are always a little confusing for Americans. Is it okay to set off fireworks? What kinds of fireworks can you legally purchase? It’s confusing from state to state, and no one seems to understand. The purchase and use of fireworks is permitted throughout the […]
Blue City To Pay Over $21,000,000 To Residents Displaced By Botched Fireworks Ignition: REPORT
The city of Los Angeles has approved over $21 million to resolve a fiery legal dispute over the police accidentally blowing up a neighborhood with fireworks, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday. The city council unanimously voted to settle over a dozen legal claims that date back to the June 30, 2021 incident, the outlet […]
Mass. Fourth of July show canceled after fireworks barge fire
Dramatic footage captured a fireworks boat bursting into flames in a coastal Massachusetts town on Wednesday, the day before the city’s annual Fourth of July fireworks display was scheduled to take place. And now authorities have been forced to cancel the show. A barge in the north shore town of Marblehead caught fire in the […]
American flag stolen from beloved theme park days before July 4th fireworks show
A large American flag has been stolen from a popular Wild West theme park that also has a railroad in North Carolina. Tweetsie Railroad Theme Park in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, features classic steam trains, Western-themed shows, more than a dozen rides and activities like gold panning. According to WXII-TV, the flag was stolen sometime […]
California’s illegal fireworks create tough assignment for ‘stretched thin’ law enforcement
Illegal fireworks are a predictable crime that Southern California law enforcement agencies are tasked with responding to come nightfall as Fourth of July celebrations get underway. “It’s an all hands on deck day for us,” Lt. Thoby Archer with the Huntington Beach Police Department told the Orange County Register. “We’re stretched thin like every coastal […]
Tips for watching July 4 fireworks on the National Mall in DC
Every Fourth of July, hundreds of thousands of people flock to the National Mall to watch D.C.’s annual fireworks display. This year’s show is expected to be “one of the most spectacular in recent memory,” according to the National Park Service’s website. Fireworks will be launched from both sides of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool […]
Renkl suggests giving up fireworks shows
Later this week, many people across the country will be enjoying spectacular fireworks displays to mark Independence Day. piece In a New York Times article, contributor Margaret Renkle suggested that people should abandon American traditions. “The conflation of selfishness and patriotism is what I find most unacceptable in our current political era. right “Eating hamburgers, […]
Fourth of July fireworks: 4 tips to help veterans and other PTSD sufferers
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Video Shows Firefighters Intentionally Set Home With Fireworks Inside Ablaze
A house in Shelton, Connecticut was intentionally set on fire by local firefighters due to a large amount of fireworks within the property’s garage. The Shelton Fire Department (SFD) first responded to the home June 22 when “fire was visible from the front of the house,” an SFD press release on Facebook read. Residents of […]
Conn. Bomb Squad to ‘blow-up’ house filled with fireworks
Firefighters have found a suburban Connecticut home damaged by fire packed with dangerous fireworks, but authorities plan to burn it down Thursday after deciding that’s the best way to dispose of the explosives. After a “significant” amount of fireworks were found in the garage during Saturday’s blaze and reportedly wired to a control panel, authorities […]