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Explosion outside New York federal building in Manhattan apparently caused by fireworks, sources say

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An incendiary device went off outside a federal building in Lower Manhattan Monday morning and a suspect has been taken into custody, police sources said. The incident happened outside 26 Federal Plaza, a building that houses dozens of agencies including the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  Preliminary information indicates … Read more

Fire breaks out on Brooklyn Bridge during New York’s fireworks show

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NEW YORK — A fire broke out on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York during the city’s July Fourth fireworks show, spreading flames and setting off a plume of smoke before firefighters extinguished the blaze. No injuries were reported. Two fire engines were used to put out the blaze, the city’s fire department said. Firefighters … Read more

Family-owned company prepares to put on the largest fireworks display in history: “It is the biggest show that we’ve ever done”

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Washington — There are fireworks, and then there’s what’s in store for Saturday in Washington, D.C. When the sun goes down on Independence Day, the skies of Washington are expected to fill with a record-setting 850,000 individual fireworks for a 40-minute spectacle like no one has seen before. A company called Pyrotecnico will attempt the … Read more

More than 100,000 fireworks recalled ahead of July 4

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More than 100,000 fireworks sold nationwide are being recalled just ahead of the Fourth of July because they can malfunction, posing explosion and burn risks, federal safety regulators said. Winco is recalling its “Unity 7 Shot” 200-gram aerial cake fireworks devices because they can tip over and pose a serious risk of injury from explosion … Read more

Behind the scenes of July Fourth fireworks show to celebrate America 250

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The Fourth of July festivities in D.C. will include what’s expected to be the largest fireworks show in American history. Pyrotecnico, which has been putting on displays for more than a century, is in charge of the celebration. Rocco Vitale, the company’s president, gives a sneak peak at the operation. Source link

Kennedy Center selling $25,000 ticket package to watch D.C. July 4th fireworks

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The Kennedy Center is selling ticket packages for as high as $25,000 for up to three dozen guests to watch the Washington, D.C., national fireworks show on July 4th, according to its website.  The highest-cost ticket package, listed as the “presidential” package, costs $25,000 for up to 36 guests, which includes three reserved tables on … Read more

What to know about fireworks and the risk of wildfires this July 4th

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With wildfires raging across the Western U.S., cities and states are restricting fireworks just as the nation gears up for one of its biggest Fourth of July celebrations in decades. Utah recently issued a statewide ban on personal fireworks displays, citing extreme wildfire risk. Governors in Colorado and New Mexico this week urged restraint, while … Read more

D.C.’s July 4th fireworks will have “TSA-style” security, won’t start until 11 p.m.

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This year’s Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, D.C. — marking the nation’s 250th birthday — will include hours of military flyovers and a massive fireworks display that could stretch late into the night, with some of the tightest security in decades, officials said Monday. This Fourth will include “the largest display of fireworks our … Read more

Celebrating Fourth of July fireworks

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Fireworks were invented in China, and perfected in Italy. But it was immigrants that brought their pyrotechnical secrets to America, creating a Fourth of July tradition: ever-grander fireworks displays. Correspondent Faith Salie visits the New Castle, Pa., fireworks company Pyrotechnico, which will be creating a world-record-worthy Independence Day celebration in Washington, D.C. this July 4th. … Read more