Suffolk officials warn of holiday dangers City prepare for COTA strike Drought leads Ballard to ban personal fireworks Return H.B. sparks nostalgia concerns For many veterans July Fourth bombast rekindles fears Lonely cloud caputres attention Indianapolis watchers State law puts counties in quandary on restrictions Burn won't snuff Downtown show Guide shows weathering the drought More Indyarea communities cancel Fireworks distributors challenge bans Wauconda nixes due dry weather Status and Hamilton County use Hot dangerous days ahead tonight's displays metro area Heat advisory through Friday southern Wisconsin Get fired up with Illegal Expect a $1 000 fine some fearful dogs are no treat

Fireworks cap Independence Day Cascading fireworks Wednesday night capped an Independence Day in which new citizens took the oath of allegiance and volunteers helped those affected by deadly storms and a heat wave. As fireworks proliferate, injuries haven't. What does that say about safety? The fireworks display that went horribly awry at a Pelham, N.H., home on July 3 – reportedly injuring 11, including five children – has prompted some calls for a rethinking of liberal fireworks laws. Wildfire: West cities ban fireworks; blazes grow Parts of Colorado celebrated Independence Day sans fireworks with some communities banning the holiday displays to guard against the further spread of wildfire across the region. Fireworks misfire, go up all at once A San Diego fireworks display exploded into a big ball that fizzled after a few seconds, botching the show and sending some terrified spectators fleeing into the night. Fireworks complaints down in Boulder area over Fourth of July Boulder police received 31 fireworks calls over the Fourth of July holiday period this week -- 92 fewer calls than last year -- and issued two citations. Fireworks bust: Firm promises to 'make it up' to San Diego San Diego fireworks bust: Officials involved with the Big Bay Boom fireworks show in San Diego that proved to be a bust when all the pyrotechnics exploded simultaneously were busy Thursday offering apologies and some sort of restitution. Fireworks sales explode for Fourth of July revelry Many of the bright yellow shelves at the House of Fireworks sat half-empty on Thursday afternoon. The store was quiet and the lack of displayed merchandise was the only clue that just 24 hours earlier, the atmosphere in the store had been chaotic. Company investigating San Diego fireworks fiasco Computer glitch caused a 20-minute San Diego fireworks spectacular to explode all at once in a matter of seconds Fireworks spark two house fires in Virginia Beach VIRGINIA BEACH Discarded fireworks caused two homes to catch fire early Thursday, officials said. Fireworks fallout after Big Bang goes bust San Diego County's biggest fireworks show was over in a matter seconds, after a technical problem caused all the fireworks to go off at once.
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