Fireworks News

Eight dead in fireworks blast at Mexico church

By AFP

Mexico - A massive fireworks explosion during a procession at a Mexican church killed eight people Tuesday and left some 50 wounded, authorities said.

Review: This week’s releases are breaking the rules Special

By Sarah Gopaul

This week’s releases include an innovative style of filmmaking; a prequel that surpasses its predecessor; a couple of bold auteur statements; a heavy metal journey; an animated, romantic sci-fi; and a compelling true story.

Fireworks explosions kill 19 in central Mexico

By AFP

Tultepec - At least 19 people were killed in a series of explosions Thursday at fireworks warehouses in the town of Tultepec in central Mexico, including rescue workers who died saving others' lives, officials said.

Sydney New Year's Eve 'rainbow' fireworks to fete gay marriage

By AFP

Sydney - A rainbow waterfall of fireworks will cascade off the Sydney Harbour Bridge on New Year's Eve as Australia heralds a new era of gay marriage, officials said on Tuesday.

North Korea holds mass celebrations for latest missile test

By AFP

Seoul - North Korea held mass celebrations for its latest successful long-range missile test, Pyongyang's state media said Saturday, with the regime accusing Washington of "begging for nuclear war" over planned military drills.

Mexico village farewells dead from fireworks blast

By AFP

San Isidro - Screams and tears burst forth in this Mexican village on Wednesday when small white coffins arrived for the bodies of nearly a dozen children killed in an accidental fireworks warehouse explosion two days before.

Mexico fireworks blast kills 14, 11 of them children

By AFP

Puebla - An explosion at a fireworks warehouse killed 14 people, all but three of them children, in a poor Mexican village as it celebrated a religious festival.

Blast at Mexico fireworks warehouse kills at least 14

By AFP

Puebla - An explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Mexico has killed at least 14 people and wounded 22 in the second such tragedy in a matter of months.

Family passion sparks Sydney's spectacular New Year fireworks

By AFP

Sydney - When Fortunato Foti dreams up his designs for Sydney's dazzling New Year's Eve fireworks display, he's drawing on more than 200 years of pyrotechnics expertise.

Death toll rises to 36 in Mexico fireworks blasts

By AFP

Mexico - The death toll from an explosion at Mexico's largest fireworks market rose to 36 after a woman with burns on 90 percent of her body died, hospital officials said.

Death toll rises to 35 in Mexico fireworks blasts

By AFP

Tultepec - The death toll in a fiery wave of blasts at Mexico's largest fireworks market has risen to 35, authorities said Thursday as mourners held funerals for people killed in the tragedy.

Mexico probes deadly fireworks blast

By AFP

Tultepec - Mexico worked to identify charred bodies left by an explosion that killed at least 33 people at its biggest fireworks market, as authorities investigated what caused the multi-colored salvo of destruction.

Mexico fireworks blast 'like a plane crash'

By AFP

Tultepec - One moment, the afternoon sky was clear. The next, it was echoing with the crack and thunder of exploding fireworks, filled with multicolored smoke.

At least 31 dead, 72 hurt in Mexico fireworks market blast

By AFP

Tultepec - A massive explosion gutted Mexico's biggest fireworks market, killing at least 31 people and injuring 72, the authorities said.

Nine killed, 70 hurt in Mexico fireworks market blast

By AFP

Mexico - A massive explosion gutted Mexico's biggest fireworks market Tuesday, killing at least nine people and injuring 70, police said.

Disney's 'Starbright Holidays' features LED-lit dancing drones

By Karen Graham

Florida's Disney World is offering up a new type of holiday entertainment this year that is sure to create a lot of excitement with children and adults alike. "Starbright Holidays" will feature 300 LED-lit dancing drones in the night sky.

Two dead, 24 hurt in Philippine fireworks blaze

By AFP

Bocaue - A blaze ripped through a group of fireworks shops in the Philippines Wednesday, killing two people and leaving 24 others injured, officials said.

Two dead, 24 hurt in Philippine fireworks blaze

By AFP

Bocaue - A blaze ripped through a group of fireworks shops in the Philippines Wednesday, killing two people and leaving 24 others injured, officials said.

Two dead, 24 hurt in Philippine fireworks blaze

By AFP

Bocaue - A blaze ripped through a group of fireworks shops in the Philippines Wednesday, killing two people and leaving 24 others injured, officials said.

German refugee shelters ban New Year's Eve fireworks

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.

Death toll in Spain fireworks factory explosion rises to six

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.

Five dead in explosion at Spain fireworks factory

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.

'Just a prank' says couple after setting homeless man on fire

By Karen Graham

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.

Op-Ed: Amari Brown: Fireworks for some, mourning for others

By Bill K. Anderson

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?

Secrets of fireworks revealed

By Tim Sandle

Many people enjoy firework displays: loud bangs and bursts of spectacular color. But what makes fireworks so colorful? A scientist explains how and why.

Man dies after trying to shoot firework off the top of his head

By Karen Graham

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.

Christmas on the Square Holiday Light Up in Edmonton Special

By Paula Kirman

Edmonton - The annual Christmas on the Square Holiday Light Up took place on November 15 in Edmonton's Sir Winston Churchill Square.

Exploding fireworks store shuts down highway, starts brush fires

By Greta McClain

Pioneer - A fireworks supermarket in Tennessee exploded Sunday evening, shooting fireworks onto the nearby highway and causing small brush fires.

American Apparel mistakes Challenger disaster photo for fireworks

By Michael Thomas

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.