Fireworks News
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By AFP
Berlin -
Many refugee shelters in Germany have banned firecrackers and pyrotechnics on New Year's Eve for safety reasons and to protect asylum seekers from reliving the trauma of wars they fled.
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By AFP
Madrid -
The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks factory in northeastern Spain rose to six after police found a body in the ruins of the plant, local authorities said Tuesday.
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By AFP
Madrid -
At least five people died and another six were injured on Monday in an explosion at a fireworks factory in northeastern Spain, local authorities said.
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Albuquerque -
An Albuquerque, New Mexico couple are now in custody after allegedly setting a homeless native American man on fire by throwing lit fireworks on July 11, 2015.
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Chicago -
They already tried banning the sale guns and it was deemed unconstitutional. What's Chicago to do in the wake of yet another child murder?
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Many people enjoy firework displays: loud bangs and bursts of spectacular color. But what makes fireworks so colorful? A scientist explains how and why.
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Calais -
A young man in Calais, Maine was drinking with his friends and celebrating the Fourth of July Saturday night when he decided to launch a firework off the top of his head. The firework exploded, fatally injuring him.
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Edmonton -
The annual Christmas on the Square Holiday Light Up took place on November 15 in Edmonton's Sir Winston Churchill Square.
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Pioneer -
A fireworks supermarket in Tennessee exploded Sunday evening, shooting fireworks onto the nearby highway and causing small brush fires.
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American Apparel has apologized for a photo posted on its Tumblr account that an employee thought was of fireworks. It was actually a photo of the Challenger disaster in 1986.
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Pittsburg -
Last Thursday law enforcement officials arrested three people and they seized illegal fireworks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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A new document from the Department of Homeland Security discusses the potential misuse of fireworks that are readily available for not only the average Independence Day fanatic but dangerous terrorists as well!
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Greenfield Park -
The City of Greenfield Park, Quebec Canada Day celebrations were a success including the Firework's show that went on despite the rainfall that started minutes before the fireworks were launched.
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Beijing -
Record breaking levels of air pollution in China haven’t stopped people from buying and setting off thousands of fireworks for the Chinese New Year’s week-long festivities.
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People around the world turned out in cities and towns, in fields, on beaches, water fronts and city blocks, all to ring out the old and welcome the arrival of 2013, a year many hope proves to be better than 2012.
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As the world turned, bringing 2013 to each country, fireworks lit the sky in incredible displays. Despite austerity, many major cities represented in the video offered pyrotechnic extravaganzas. Let us hope for peace and prosperity in the new year.
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Sydney -
While many of us are still waiting for the New Year to start, Sydney is already living in 2013. They held a spectacular firework extravaganza to mark the event.
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Sydney -
With only about three days to go before Sydney’s New Year’s Eve firework celebrations the media were given a sneak preview behind the scenes.
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Elche -
A rogue firework set off thousands of others in a church bell tower in Elche, Spain during a town festival on Monday, injuring 28 people.
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London -
The London 2012 Olympics closed on Sunday with an impressive firework display which beautifully lit up the sky above the city. Music filled the stadium and the Olympic flag was handed on to Rio de Janeiro.
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London -
At the Olympics opening ceremony watched by an estimated one billion people, several sharp-eyed viewers saw a UFO in the night sky amid the fireworks. The UFO was the typical flying saucer with the "egg-yolk bulge" in the middle.
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Barcelona -
Eight meter high human pyramids, getting showered with fireworks, a parade of five meter tall giants, public art and the best music Spain has to offer, what is there not to love about Barcelona’s Merce Festival.
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San Pedro -
In a bit of belated Independence Day news, the town of San Pedro, CA held its annual fireworks show at Cabrillo Beach in honor of the 4th of July holiday.
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San Diego -
Yesterday the city of San Diego was all set to have their annual Fourth of July fireworks show, but a glitch caused all of the fireworks scheduled for the 18-minute show to ignite all at once.
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Washington -
The sky was lit by a magnificent firework display last night over Washington, DC, as the country celebrated Independence Day.
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Depoe Bay -
Officials in an Oregon town have canceled its annual fireworks show out of concern the pyrotechnics will scare the protected sea birds roosting in the area.
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Hong Kong -
As Hong Kong celebrated the 15th anniversary of its return to China, a spectacular fireworks display was seen over the Victoria Harbor. On the same day, thousands of pro-democracy protesters gathered.
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Pyongyang -
North Korea's new supreme leader made his first televised speech today, followed by rockets flaring over Pyongyang tonight, but this time it was in celebration and not a failed rocket test.
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Officials in the Philippines say that hundreds of people were left injured as a result of celebratory gunfire and illegal fireworks.
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London -
London saw in the New Year in its usual style with huge crowds and spectacular pyrotechnics, and with the usual caveats, a good time was had by all.
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Fireworks shown on a barge moored at White Bay, Rozelle with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background.
Judy and I watched the Red Rock fireworks Canada Day from our bathroom window at the Quebec Lodge on a small hill across the water from the town.
Fire crackers on sale for the New Year celebration in Lagos
Fireworks display in Adelaide, Australia. Adriano_of_Adelaide
Fireworks light up the sky in Toronto for Canada Day
General pictures of animals, camping, and food.
Last, but not least, the fireworks show!
Fireworks over the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. PBS.org
A proper presentation of powerful firework. Note the absence of spectators in the immediate area of explosion. Frans Schmit - Flicker
Hong Kong Lunar New Year Fireworks 2007. KC Kong
Cabalgata de Reyes Magos, Jaén, Spain - Fireworks Miguel Ángel Arroyo Ortega
New Year's Eve celebration in Moscow's Red Square Jan. 1, 2013 Roman S. Pyasik
Christmas on the Square on November 15 in Edmonton.
Christmas on the Square on November 15 in Edmonton.
Pictured: New Year’s Eve fireworks director Fortunato Foti (left) and producer Aneurin Coffey (right) standing on a barge loaded with fireworks with the Anzac Bridge in the background.
Colorful fireworks light up the night sky.
Firefighters work to put out a fire after a fireworks supermarket explodes. Screen Capture
General pictures of animals, camping, and food.
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