A 17-year-old boy was killed after a high-powered, illegal firework exploded in a backyard — rocking a neighborhood with a blast so powerful residents thought it was a bomb. The explosive detonated ...

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German authorities say at least 19 people were injured, four seriously, after a fireworks show went awry at a fair in the western city of Düsseldorf. Fire squad and emergency services deployed after ...

A 13-year-old boy was holding a lit firework when it launched and collided with his chest, killing him on July 4, the Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office said. Witnesses identified the child as Michael ...

A 70-year-old man was reportedly killed setting off fireworks when one exploded in his face on a Wareham beach during Fourth of July celebrations, the Plymouth DA and State Fire Marshal announced ...

A 13-year-old boy from Naytahwaush, Minnesota died after being struck by a firework on the evening of Friday, July 4. According to the Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to the 300 ...

Here is a list of free fireworks shows this week in the Upstate area of South Carolina: July 4:Red, White and Boom in Spartanburg Fifth Third Park Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Historic Easley 4 of July ...

Founding Father John Adams once wrote that American independence should be celebrated with "illuminations from one end of this continent to the other" Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She ...

Fireworks injuries and deaths increased significantly in 2024 compared to 2023. The most common firework injuries are burns to the hands, fingers, head, face, and ears. Sparklers, though seemingly ...

PROPERTY. HE SAYS THAT TREE WAS ON. WELL, THE 4TH OF JULY WOULDN’T BE THE SAME WITHOUT FIREWORKS, RIGHT? BUT DOCTORS ARE NOW WARNING PEOPLE TO HANDLE THEM VERY CAREFULLY AS WESH 2’S PAOLA TRISTAN ...

An explosion at a Yolo County facility containing fireworks, leaving seven people missing, will not affect any scheduled fireworks shows in Contra Costa or Alameda counties, officials in those ...

SAY THE CLEANUP COULD TAKE A WHILE. IT WAS A DEAFENING BOOM. MAYBE A BOMB HAD GONE OFF. IT WAS AS LOUD AN EXPLOSION AS I’VE EVER HEARD. WE CAME OUTSIDE AND WE SAW THE PLUME AND THERE WAS ANOTHER ...