Fireworks News
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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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Bandera -
Millions of acres of charred land in Texas, along with an ever-worsening drought of exceptional proportions has led to a few dampened holiday spirits as most of the state’s towns and cities' fireworks shows were cancelled, adding to its economic woes.
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Austin -
Most of Texas will be celebrating the Fourth of July without the rockets red glare or pyrotechnics bursting in the air, after fireworks bans went into effect in the majority of the state where wildfires have claimed over three million acres
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Ottawa -
For Canadians July 1 is a special date on the calendar. This year Canadians celebrated the country's 144th birthday in their usual manner: downtown celebrations, concerts, fireworks, erratic flag waving and of course, above all, a royal visit.
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Tonight people lined Lake Ontario's waterfront in Toronto to catch a glimpse of Ontario Place's Canada Day's fireworks display.
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Ottawa -
Ottawa – Goings On for Canada Day 2011.
Celebrate a unique nation with an international flair--here are some of the most interesting events happening in Ottawa on July 1, 2011.
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Manila -
Rizal Park, one of the major landmarks of the Philippines, will be hosting its first ever New Year's countdown this coming December 31st as part of its image upgrade.
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Toronto -
Yesterday, thousands packed Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square for the lighting ceremony of the official Christmas tree. The one-hour celebration included several performances and was concluded by a spectacular fireworks display.
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A massive and powerful explosion rocked a fireworks factory in northeast China killing 13 people and injured at least 148 people in the fireworks factory and other houses and establishments in the vicinity of the plant.
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General pictures of animals, camping, and food.
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Roman S. Pyasik
New Year's Eve celebration in Moscow's Red Square Jan. 1, 2013
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General pictures of animals, camping, and food.
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4th of July fireworks seen from Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, CA.
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General pictures of animals, camping, and food.
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KC Kong
Hong Kong Lunar New Year Fireworks 2007.
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Fireworks on the Thames, New Year 2011-12.
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General pictures of animals, camping, and food.
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Frans Schmit - Flicker
A proper presentation of powerful firework. Note the absence of spectators in the immediate area of explosion.
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HeyItsWilliam
Fireworks at Xinzha & Xinchang Lu
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Colorful fireworks light up the night sky.
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Some of the explosives found by the Sheriff's Department in a mobile home in Cook County Illinois.
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General pictures of animals, camping, and food.
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General pictures of animals, camping, and food.
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Shot with a Canon SD10. Possibly the first of the SD line of cameras. A little luck and lots of shots made this picture possible.
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David Schroeter
A well-rounded selection of fireworks.
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General pictures of animals, camping, and food.
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fireworks at Barcelonas Merce Festival
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rushdi13/flickr
Fireworks display.
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General pictures of animals, camping, and food.
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