Ø      If you are interested in informations about fireworks-related injuries, deaths and fires etc. in America, for the years 1860 - 2005 please go to Accidents caused by fireworks / America or to http://www.stop-fireworks.org/accidents_america.htm. 

Ø      If you are interested in informations about fireworks-related injuries, deaths and fires etc. in America, for the years 2005 - 2009 please go to Accidents caused by fireworks II / America or to http://www.stop-fireworks.org/accidents_america_2.htm. 

On this page you will find information about the year 2010 and 2011:

2011

Capshaw. A man had to have his hand amputated after blowing off four fingers while detonating chemicals used to make a rocket. Billy Dowell Gilbert (48) of 15349 Menefee Road, legally bought the chemicals needed to make the rocket, a type of firecracker, from the internet. 18.1.2011

Source: "Capshaw man loses hand after fireworks explosion", 19.1.2011, http://enewscourier.com/local/x233320332/Capshaw-man-loses-hand-after-fireworks-explosion

Gilbert, Ariz. Five Gilbert teenagers are accused of setting fire around 2.30 a.m. to a bait car used by the Gilbert Police Department. Police left the car parked with the windows rolled down and the doors unlocked in the parking lot of a n apartment complex on North Gilbert Road. Two teenagers allegedly threw some type of firework inside the passenger's side of the vehicle, causing it to catch on fire. The vehicle was completely burned down. 31.1.2011

Source: "Police bait car torched by Gilbert teens", 2.2.2011, http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/Teen-suspects-torch-bait-car-in-Gilbert-115155884.html

Biloxi, Harrison County, Miss. Kids playing with fireworks caused a fire on the outside of a house at 15132 Haversham. 10 firefighters were able to contain the fire to the outside of the house and keep it form causing significant damage. 6.2.2011

Source:

"Fireworks blamed for house fire", 6.2.2011, http://www.sunherald.com/2011/02/06/2839027/fireworks-blamed-for-house-fire.html 

"Officials: Kids playing with fireworks caused house fire north of Biloxi", 7.2.2011, http://www.wreg.com/news/sns-ap-ms--fireworksfire,0,7348192.story

Los Angeles. A police officer was slightly injured when illegal, fuseless firecrackers exploded as he investigated a stolen car. Between 50 and 60 people in the area of Liemert Park, near Crenshaw High School, were evacuated shortly after the small blast at 4 a.m. 8.2.2011

Source: "LA officer slightly hurt in car firecracker blast", 8.2.2011, http://www.sddt.com/News/article.cfm?SourceCode=20110208cb

Glendale Heights, Ill. Firefighters and police were on the scene of a fireworks explosion in the 400 block of east Altgeld Avenue in west suburban Glendale Heights about 8.30 a.m. One man was seriously injured. Police have closed off the block to all traffic and pedestrians and have evacuated about a dozen neighbors in the area of the house. 16.2.2011

Source:

"1 hurt in fireworks explosion in Glendale Hts. Home", 16.2.2011, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-person-hurt-in-fireworks-explosion-in-glendale-hts-home-20110216,0,3913097.story?track=rss

"Fireworks may be to blame for west suburban blaze", 16.2.2011, http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=7963136 

"Illinois man seriously hurt in fireworks explosion", 17.2.2011, http://www.firehouse.com/topic/fire-prevention-and-investigation/illinois-man-seriously-hurt-fireworks-explosion

"Glendale Heights man remains in serious condition", 18.2.2011, http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/itasca/newsnow/x253213866/Glendale-Heights-man-remains-in-serious-condition

Fairfax. Someone, most likely juveniles, threw fireworks at a woman's car window on Bolinas Road at 1.54 p.m. She didn't see them, but believed they threw them from near the 7-11. 21.2.2011

Source: "Fairfax police: resident's apartment vandalized, fireworks thrown, coyotes, Fairfax Police Logs: Feb. 18-21", 22.2.2011, http://sananselmofairfax.patch.com/articles/fairfax-police-residents-apartment-vandalized-fireworks-thrown-coyotes

Dorr Township, Northern Allegan County, Mich. A fireworks dealer appears to have caused an explosion at his home at Alpine and 143^rd Street around 9 a.m. while trying to thaw frozen pipes in his basement.

Nearby residents say the explosions rocked the whole neighborhood. Fireworks could be seen shooting from the home. The owner's golden retriever was killed in the fire. 23.2.2011

Source:

"Fireworks dealer heating frozen pipes causes explosion that rocks Allegan County neighborhood", 23.2.2011, http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/02/fireworks_dealer_heating_froze.html

"Fireworks explode in Allegan County home", 24.2.2011, http://www.wsjm.com/Fireworks-Explode-in-Allegan-County-Home/9271584

"Fireworks fuel house fire", 24.2.2011, http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/02/24/Fireworks-fuel-house-fire/UPI-31621298600580/

Palmer. A 13-year-old boy is in fair condition at Baystate Medical Center after he hurt his hands in what police said was an explosion – caused by a firecracker – inside his 105 Shearer Street home in the afternoon. The boy's father told police there was an old firecracker in the house, around 25 years old and described it as a 'high-end firework'. The boy was with a 14-year-old friend when the accident happened. The 14-year-old boy was taken to hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The firework was set off in the kitchen; it blew out a window, scattered objects and filled the house with smoke.

A state trooper said that the 13-year-old who lost several fingers when handling the firework tried to submerge it in water to extinguish it before it went off, but because its wick was waterproof, it exploded. 25.2.2011

Source:

"Boy injured in Palmer house explosion", 25.2.2011, http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/boy_injured_in_palmer_house_ex.html

"Palmer police: 'High-end firework' caused explosion that hurt 13-year-old boy", 25.2.2011, http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/palmer_police_high-end_firework_caused_explosion_13-year-old_boy.html

"Palmer boy hurt in firework explosion", 25.2.2011, http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/Palmer-Boy-Hurt-in-Firework-Explosion-116963766.html

Palmer boy tried to put out firework before it exploded, 26.2.2011, http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/palmer_boy_tried_to_put_out_fi.html

Seattle. Seattle police say about 30 rioters attacked them with lit flares, fireworks and a fire extinguisher during a demonstration near the intersection where a woodcarver was killed by an officer last summer.

Source:

"Police: Rioters threw flares at Seattle officers", 27.2.2011, http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_seattle_riot.html

"Anarchists attack Seattle police during riot", 28.2.2011, http://www.komonews.com/news/local/117012473.html

Austin. About 9 p.m., a firework set off inside an apartment on the West Side sparked a fire that burned a six-month-old girl. The girl is in critical condition. The fire on the second floor of a four-story apartment building on the 720 block of North Central apparently started when a male lit a firework in the apartment during a domestic disturbance.

Some residents jumped from windows to escape. Firefighters used ladders to rescue others.

The blaze displaced 36 people. – The man (28), who lives in the apartment, was taken into police custody and charged March 1, 2011, with three felony counts of aggravated arson causing bodily harm, police said. 28.2.2011

Source:

"Infant injured after firework ignites apartment fire; one held", 1.3.2011, http://www.suntimes.com/4071983-417/infant-injured-after-firework-ignites-apartment-fire-one-held.html

"Firework suspected in West Side blaze", 1.3.2011, http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=7987254

"Firecracker sparks blaze", 1.3.2011, http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Firecracker-Sparks-Blaze-117142508.html

"Infant critical, dozens homeless in West Side fire; suspect in custody", 1.3.2011, http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Firecracker-Sparks-Blaze-117142508.html

"Infant hurt after firework sparks West Side fire", 1.3.2011, http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-fireworks-sparks-fire-injuring-baby-west-side-mar1,0,6796550.story  

"Infant burned after firework ignites apartment fire", 1.3.2011, http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/4071983-418/one-held-baby-injured-when-firework-ignites-apartment-fire.html

"Infant burned after firework ignites apartment fire", 2.3.2011, http://www.suntimes.com/4071983-417/infant-burned-after-firework-ignites-apartment-fire.html

Fort Scott, Kan. Police arrested four men (32, 27, 26, 27) for shooting off fireworks from the roof of the old Fort Scott Middle School in the 400 block of National Avenue. They were charged with obstruction of legal process and criminal trespass. 4.3.2011

Source: "Four arrested for shooting fireworks at middle school", 5.3.2011, http://www.fstribune.com/story/1708360.html

Cowitz County in Longview, Washington. A Mark Morris High School freshman injured his foot when he allegedly lit a large M-80 firecracker in the boys locker room, then stomped it to try to put it out. The student has been suspended. 4.5.2011

Source: "Mark Morris student injured by firecracker", 6.5.2011, http://tdn.com/news/local/article_e0198466-784d-11e0-8e01-001cc4c03286.html

Port Washington. At 8.15 p.m,, in an area near Sweetwater and Aster streets, a man (37) was setting off a group of fireworks, which landed in the grassy area and caused the lawn to start on fire. – The man was issued a citation for discharge of fireworks. 8.5.2011

Source: "Port Washington police report: Man playing with fireworks lights grass on fire", 10.5.2011, http://portwashington-wi.patch.com/articles/port-washington-police-report-man-playing-with-fireworks-lights-grass-on-fire

Collingwood. Fire crews were called at about 2 p.m. to the barn near Mountain Road and the 10th line. A 15-year-old apparently started the fire by accident, setting off fireworks and then tried to put out the flames by himself. He suffered smoke inhalation. 9.5.2011

Source: 

"Pair of afternoon fires", 10.5.2011, http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=34902

"Barn damaged by fire torn down", 13.5.2011, http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=35028

Hayden Butte. A fireworks show during Arizona State University's graduation ceremonies touched off a small brush fire on Hayden Butte near Sun Devil Stadium. 12.5.2011

Source:

"Graduation fireworks set off brush fire", 13.5.2011, http://ktar.com/category/local-news-articles/20110513/Graduation-fireworks-set-off-brush-fire/ 

"Hayden Butte fire during ASU graduation a reminder of extreme fire danger", 13.5.2011, http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/Hayden-Butte-fire-during-ASU-graduation-a-reminder-of-extreme-fire-danger-121774594.html 

"Fireworks company explains graduation mishap", 13.4.2011, http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/tempe/fireworks-company-explains-graduation-mishap-5-13-2011

Lancaster. A reported explosion at K&L Plating, 534 Mifflin St was fireworks set off on the roof of the building, shortly before 9 p.m. The fireworks burned through rubber roofing and ignited foam insulation underneath. The fire was discovered and quickly brought under control. 13.5.2011

Source: Police log: Fire, 14.5.2011, http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/390009

Coto de Caza, California. Two boys in their early teens playing with illegal fireworks sparked a blaze near Van Gogh Way above Coto de Caza Golf and Racquet Club that necessitated the efforts of about 100 firefighters to extinguish and burned 17 acres. – One of the boys has already agreed to participate in the OCFA's Fire F.R.I.E.N.D.S program, which is a juvenile fire service program to educate children on the dangers of fire and fireworks. 21.5.2011

Source:

"Fire burns above Coto de Caza – for an afternoon", 21.5.2011, http://ranchosantamargarita.patch.com/articles/fire-burns-above-coto-de-cazafor-an-afternoon 

"Coto fire caused by kids playing with fireworks", 23.5.2011, http://ranchosantamargarita.patch.com/articles/coto-fire-caused-by-kids-playing-with-fireworks

Connersville. A student at Connersville Middle School filled a trash can in the boys' restroom with fireworks, pulled the fire alarm and then set fire to the fireworks. Students had to be evacuated from the school until emergency responders issued an all-clear. The fireworks damaged the bathroom. - The 14-year-old is in custody at a juvenile correctional facility in Muncie and faces charges of felony arson and criminal mischief with more charges possible. 23.5.2011

Source: "Connersville student arrested for setting off fireworks at school", 24.5.2011, http://www.wthr.com/story/14706506/connersville-student-arrested-for-setting-off-fireworks-at-school

Yigo, Island of Guam. The Guam Fire Department is trying to determine what caused two 40-foot containers with fireworks to become fully engulfed caused shortly before 1 a.m. an explosion on Q's Ranch. One container was fully engulfed in flames and half of another was destroyed. Nobody was injured. 27.5.2011

Source:

"Container with fireworks caught fire in Yigo", 27.5.2011, http://www.guampdn.com/article/20110527/NEWS01/110527003 

"GFD investigating fireworks' container explosion", 27.5.2011, http://www.kuam.com/story/14736325/2011/05/26/gfd-investigating-fireworks-container-explosion 

"GFD: Arson investigation underway after container full of fireworks catches fire in Yigo", 27.5.2011, http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14422:arson-investigation-underway-after-container-full-of-fireworks-tourched&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156

Addison. Larry Przybyla (47) was killed by a firework he lit; he was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:16 p.m., according to the coroner's office.

Pryzbyla was lighting off fireworks in a parking lot in the 2300 block of Windsor Court behind residences when a firework exploded near the ground, killing him and injuring an unknown number of others. Przybyla suffered a fatal head injury in the mishap. 30.5.2011

Source:

"47-year-old man killed in fireworks accident", 31.5.2011, http://triblocal.com/lombard/2011/05/31/47-year-old-man-killed-in-fireworks-accident/ 

"West suburban man dies in fireworks accident", 31.5.2011, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-47yearold-man-killed-in-fireworks-accident-20110531,0,4238241.story 

"Addison man dies in fireworks accident", 31.5.2011, http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110531/news/705319810/ 

"Firework explodes in parking lot, kills suburban Chicago man", 31.5.2011, http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5f14fecf04604eb391c02548cdbfc6fd/IL--Fireworks-Death/ 

"Fireworks explosion kills man in Addison", 31.5.2011, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-fireworks-fatal-20110531,0,2359403.story 

"Memorial Day fireworks accident kills Addison man Larry Pryzbyla", 1.6.2011, http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/metro/larry-pryzbyla-killed-memorial-day-fireworks-addison-20110601

Caryville, Campbell County. Thunder Mountain Fireworks was destroyed in a blaze around 2.30 a.m., but no one was injured, despite the fact the building was filled with explosives. The fire was contained to that building.

About 50 firefighters from six fire departments battled the flames – and fireworks – until about 5.30 a.m. When they arrived, flames were shooting through the roof and fireworks were shooting everywhere. Concern about the fireworks, thickening smoke and the potential for explosions prompted authorities to close the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 for about 20 minutes. Officials also evacuated a nearby motel and an apartment building. Those people were allowed to return to their beds after about an hour.

The metal building that housed the fireworks business is a total loss.

It may be Wednesday (1.6.) before it is safe for fire investigators to try to determine what sparked the fire. 31.5.2011

Source:

"No one hurt but fireworks store destroyed by fire", 31.5.2011, http://www.wbir.com/news/article/171371/2/No-one-hurt-but-fireworks-store-destroyed-by-fire

"Caryville fireworks blaze prompts evacuations, closing of I-75", 31.5.2011, http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/may/31/caryville-fireworks-store-fire-closes-part-i-75/

Plainfield, Wis. Around 10 p.m. a trailer that was carrying fireworks caught on fire. The trailer was able to pull over to the exit ramp at Highway 73 southbound. The exit ramp was shut down for about two hours. Firefighters made sure there was no risk of explosion before putting the fire out. 31.5.2011

Source: "Trailer with fireworks catches on fire", 1.6.2011, http://wsau.com/news/articles/2011/jun/01/trailer-with-fireworks-catches-on-fire/

2010

Fireworks injured 112 people in Hawaii, half of them children, during the period of Dec. 31, 2009 to Jan. 2, 2010, including seven who were admitted to hospitals with serious burns or blast wounds, according to the state Department of Health. The ages of those injured ranged from 2 to 82; seven were under the age of 5 and nearly 80% were males. - The number of injuries is the highest since the agency's Injury Prevention & Control Program began tracking the data 10 years ago.

Source: "New Year's fireworks injured 112 in Islands", 10.1.2010, http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100110/NEWS01/100110003/New%2BYear%25E2%2580%2599s%2Bfireworks%2Binjured%2B112%2Bin%2BIslands&ct=ga&cd=KgM4fvq3Ej4&usg=AFQjCNEYApnMDSYwC6jN0sLICxmooMfODw

Harris County. A man crashed his car after fireworks in his back seat exploded while he was driving. It happened in the 18,900 block of KZ Road in northwest Harris County. The passenger of the vehicle sustained minor burns from the fireworks. 1.1.2010

Source: "Authorities: Accident caused after fireworks erupt inside vehicle", 3.1.2010, http://www.kvue.com/news/Authorities-Accident-caused-after-fireworks-erupt-inside-vehicle-80534917.html

Hattiesburg. A dispute over fireworks led to the arrest of a man (27) after a bullet from a gun he fired into the air landed in his neighbor's house. The man was arrested for shooting into an occupied dwelling after an altercation with neighbor attack. - Officers on the scene reported the altercation was because someone wouldn't stop shooting fireworks. 1.1.2010

Source: "Man arrested after shooting gun in air", 2.1.2010, http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20100102/NEWS01/100102008/Man+arrested+after+shooting+gun+in+air

Wallington. A firefighter (25) who lit a firework that shot through an apartment window and set fire to a baby's room called the incident stupid on February 8, 2010, and blamed the mishap on the illegal explosive, which he said malfunctioned. The man said he was celebrating the start of the New Year by lighting what police described as a 'fireworks rocket0 from a firehouse roof just after midnight on Jan. 1, 2010. Instead of shooting skyward, the rocket hurtled south 25 yards before crashing through a second-floor apartment in Stein Avenue. The rocket ricocheted around the baby's room and set a small fire that damaged a hamper and some clothes. Firefigthers had to extinguish the fire. The man has been suspended and appeared in Wallington Municipal Court to face two minor charges stemming from the incident – criminal mischief and possession of fireworks – but a judge told him that East Rutherford Municipal Court would handle the case instead.

Source:

"Wallington firefighter set to face judge over misfired firework", 5.2.2010, http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen/83682152_Wallington_firefighter_set_to_face_judge_over_misfired_firework.html 

"Wallington firefighter who started blaze with fireworks details 'stupid' mishap, 8.2.2010, http://www.northjersey.com/news/crime_courts/020810_Wallington_firefighter_who_started_blaze_with_fireworks_details_stupid_mishap.html

"Volunteer firefighter charged after setting off fireworks", 25.2.2010, http://www.northjersey.com/news/85300532_Volunteer_firefighter_charged_after_setting_off_fireworks.html

Port Acres. Police officers and firefighters found a blown up clothes dryer at a home in the 2300 block of 62^nd St. that was destroyed by a homemade explosive device in a vacant lot. Debris from the explosion was scattered over most of the lot, which was in a residential neighborhood. A 29-year-old man was arrested and charged with Prohibited Weapon/Explosive Weapon, a 3^rd degree felony. 2.1.2010

Source: "Police say Port Acres man uses homemade explosive to blow up clothes dryer", 3.1.2010, http://www.kfdm.com/news/explosive-35980-clothes-dryer.html

Junction City, Kan. Authorities say an arsonist used fireworks to set fire to an apartment building on January 12, 2010. Four people had to be rescued from the burning building and three of them were treated for minor smoke inhalation.

Source: "Authorities say arsonist used fireworks to set fire at Junction City apartment building", 13.1.2010, http://www.fox4kc.com/news/sns-ap-ks--apartmentfire-arson,0,3588624.story

Fore Ranch. A three-acre grass fire near multi-story houses at Fore Ranch was started by fireworks. Three adults reportedly told Ocala Firefighters they were using fireworks and the dry grass caught on fire. 14.1.2010

Source: "Grass fire in Fore Ranch started by fireworks", 14.1.2010, http://www.ocala.com/article/20100114/ARTICLES/100119864?Title=Grass-fire-in-Fore-Ranch-started-by-fireworks

Des Plaines. Some commercial grade fireworks were placed between a screen door and front door of an apartment in the 1700 block of East Oakton Street. When they went off, the apartment's door and windows of nearby apartments were damaged. Two men, including the owner of the apartment, were treated and released at the scene. Another man was transported to hospital with minor injuries. 16.1.2010

Source: "Firework explosion injures three in Des Plaines", 18.1.2010, http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=351779

The explosive device that detonated and critically injured a nine-year old Greenfield child February 5, 2010, was determined to be a manufactured fireworks mortar, according to the Highland County Sheriff's Office. The child suffered severe trauma, burn and impact injuries after he allegedly set off the device by lighting the fuse at a Rainsboro residence. The explosion, which caused heavy concussion damage to the residence, was at first reported by the HCSO to be a homemade explosive device.

Source: " Explosion victim still hospitalised", 3.2.2010, http://www.recordherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=135188

East Hampton. Police responded to a shed fire at Amagansett Drive and they arrived found it fully engulfed. Firefighters extinguished the fire. The homeowner told police that she had spoken to the person who caused the fire and he had knowingly thrown a firecracker into the shed about 10 minutes prior to police arriving. 7.2.2010

Source: "East Hampton Town police report", 16.2.2010, http://www.27east.com/story_detail.cfm?id=261040&town=East%20Hampton&n=East%20Hampton%20Town%20police%20report

Riverview. A boy (15) was burned on his face after someone apparently threw homemade fireworks toward him when he walked outside to the mailbox. 9.2.2010

Source:

"Tossed fireworks burn teenager", 9.2.2010, http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/feb/09/tossed-fireworks-burn-teenager/ 

"Riverview teenager injured in explosion", 9.2.2010, http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/riverview-teenager-injured-in-explosion/1071991

Lakeland, Polk County. Two years ago, a woman bought an inert World War II grenade. When July 4 came around last year, her son (9) and his dad (42) took black powder from firecrackers and put it into the "pineapple" grenade. Bud after putting a wick in the grenade and trying to detonate it, there was no explosion. February 18, 2010, the boy tried again. The grenade exploded in his kitchen, critically injuring him.

Source:

"Grenade tragedy on old July Fourth stunt gone awry", 19.2.2010, http://www.theledger.com/article/20100219/NEWS/2195028?Title=Grenade-Tragedy-an-Old-July-Fourth-Stunt-Gone-Awry 

"Firecracker powder was stuffed into grenade that blew up; boy remains in critical condition", 19.2.2010, http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-grenade-that-hurt-boy-firework-powder-20100219,0,2484191.story 

"Injured boy's father helped him fill grenade with firecracker powder, deputies say", 20.2.2010, http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/dcf-investigates-case-of-lakeland-boy-injured-by-wwii-grenade/1074407

St. Louis. The pro wrestler known as 'The Undertaker' has suffered minor burns to the chest but escaped serious injury during a pyrotechnics mishap. The Undertaker enters the ring as fireballs explode. World Wrestling Entertainment spokesman says there apparently was a timing mistake and the wrestler's jacket caught fire. 21.2.2010

Source:

"WWE wrestler burned by fireworks", 23.2.2010, http://www.kspr.com/news/local/85057687.html 

"'The Undertaker' OK after fireworks mishap", 23.2.2010, http://cbs2.com/sports/THE.UNDERTAKER.WRESTLER.2.1514029.html

Ada Township, Mich. A Duncan Disposal employee had just picked up the garbage at 810 Dogwood Meadow Drive SE, in the Ada Moorings subdivision. The crew was beginning to compact the load when an explosion blew out of the back of the truck. The blast knocked a sanitation worker to the ground, injured him and caused damage to the truck. Police said the homeowner had disposed of some fireworks and components to make fireworks, which sparked the explosion. 4.3.2010

Source: "Fireworks spark garbage explosion", 4.3.2010, http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/kent_county/Exploding-trash-bag-in-Ada-investigated

Conroe. A misfired shell caused a trailer full of fireworks at Carl Barton Jr. Park to catch fire and resulted in a string of explosions that could easily be heard in downtown Conroe. What was scheduled to be a 10-minute show lasted almost an hour as the fire consumed the trailer that contained nearly 3,000 fireworks shells. - The fireworks show and daylong training session attracted about 50 people from as far away as Virginia who were seeking to obtain their pyrotechnics operator's license. 6.3.2010

Source: "Misfired shell creates different show at park", 6.3.2010, http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2010/03/06/conroe_courier/news/fireworks030710web.txt

New Castle, Pa. North Beaver Township police and fire departments were called at 7.38 p.m. to a home at 135 Leeper Drive, which county records say is owned by Bernard and Betty  Pagliaro. Their son, Ben (19), reportedly lost an arm after detonating a pyrotechnic device while cleaning out the garage. 24.3.2010

Source:

"Police: W.Pa. man loses arm in fireworks accident", 25.3.2010, http://www.wfmj.com/Global/story.asp?S=12201180 

"Man loses arm in fireworks mishap", 26.3.2010, http://www.ncnewsonline.com/local/local_story_084093046.html

Traverse City, Michigan. A stray firework ignited a wildfire that required the efforts of two separate fire departments, four fire trucks and one airplane. The fire broke out in the afternoon in a grass field along River Road. Flames destroyed a barn and its contents, including a tractor. The fire was caused by two teens playing with fireworks. 2.4.2010

Source:

"Teens' fireworks ignite River Road blaze", 2.4.2010, http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local_story_093000533.html 

"Fire burns GT barn", 2.4.2010, http://www.record-eagle.com/breakingnews/local_story_092173513.html 

"Fire burns several acres in Grand Rapids Township", 2.4.2010, http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=120144&catid=48

2Fireworks ignite destructive fire", 5.4.2010, http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?list=~\news\lists\local&id=439621

Elma, N.Y. A trio of 18-year-olds playing with fireworks started accidentally a fast-moving grass fire in the field behind 141 Stolle Road. The teenagers are charged with illegal possession of fireworks and criminal mischief. It took firefighters two hours to contain the fire. 3.4.2010

Source:

"Wildfire in Elma; Three facing charges", 3.4.2010, http://www.wben.com/Fireworks-Touch-Off-Wildfire-in-Elma/6722860 

"Teens spark grass fire with fireworks", 4.4.2010, http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/local/Teens-spark-grass-fire-with-fireworks

Brunswick, Ohio. A fire scorched 10 to 12 acres of woods. Investigators said the weekend fire was caused by kids playing with firecrackers. 3./4.4.2010

Source: "Weekend fire caused by kids", 6.4.2010, http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-brunswick-fire-cause,0,442743.story

Meatcamp. Three boys were playing with fireworks near a storage shed on Hubert Norris Road. A bottle rocket went into the shed and started a fire. Several cars were in the shed in various stages of repair. Firefighters had the blaze under control in about an hour, but the structure was destroyed. 5.4.2010

Source: 

"Structure fire destroys vehicles and storage shed in Meatcamp", 6.4.2010, http://www.goblueridge.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9349&Itemid=1

"Palisade grass fire sparked by fireworks", 9.4.2010, http://www.waunetanebraska.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1710:palisade-grass-fire-sparked-by-fireworks&catid=25:local-news&Itemid=34

An Oakwood man has admitting to blowing up a neighbor's mailbox with high-powered fireworks. Steven DiDonato pleaded guilty on August 10, 2010 in Stapleton Criminal Court to a felony count of fourth-degree arson. The man was 19 on April 7, 2010, when he detonated a mailbox at a East Broadway home with the fireworks. He used two mortars to blow up the mailbox. The judge ordered he undergo inpatient psychiatric treatment, pending sentencing. The defendant is due back in court Oct. 14, 2010.

Source: "Oakwood man facing felony charge after blowing up neighbor's mailbox with fireworks, prosecutors say", 11.8.2010, http://www.silive.com/eastshore/index.ssf/2010/08/oakwood_man_facing_felony_char.html

Atlantic Beach. Fireworks sparked a fire in the sound-side marsh off East Fort Macon Road. 10.4.2010

Source: "Fireworks sparked a marsh fire", 12.4.2010, http://www.enctoday.com/news/span-77079-jdn-color-style.html

Anahola. A brush fire broke out on the Anahola side of Kealia, about a mile from the Kuhio Highway junction.  Police found spent firecrackers on the side of Kealia Road and based on the areas burned by the fire, they said they have determined that the fire was probably caused by sparks from the firecrackers. 20.4.2010

Source: "No suspects in Anahola brush fire", 20.4.2010, http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100420/BREAKING01/100420067/No+suspects+in+Anahola+brush+fire

Isanti, Bradford Township. A grass fire burned up pine trees, threatened several homes, burned some cars in a nearby junkyard and burned around 92 acres. The fire broke out near Verdin St. N.W. and Marget Lake Road N.W., southwest of Isanti. Three adults, who are in their early 20s, admitted to starting fire that was started because of fireworks. In addition to possible charges for fireworks, the three adults may face civil charges to help pay for the costs of fighting the fire. 20.4.2010

Source:

"Teens with fireworks blamed for Isanti grass fire", 20.4.2010, http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1522160.shtml

"DNR: 3 adults admit to starting Isanti Co. fire", 20.4.2010, http://wcco.com/local/isanti.county.fireworks.2.1646025.html

"Junkyard grassfire in Isanti sparked by fireworks", 21.4.2010, http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=848514&catid=14 

"Grassfire blazes in Bradford Township", 21.4.2010, http://isanticountynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8058&Itemid=1 

"Isanti fire spanning 90 acres spares home", 21.4.2010, http://ksax.com/article/stories/S1524138.shtml?cat=10230

A New York City Housing Authority employee suffered severely burns at his face and arms after a firecracker was thrown on him at the Drew-Hamilton Houses on 142^nd Street in Manhattan. 27.4.2010

Sources: "NYCHA worker burned by thrown firecracker", 29.4.2010, http://www.ny1.com/5-manhattan-news-content/top_stories/117711/sources--nycha-worker-burned-by-thrown-firecracker

Taylor. An explosion happened around 8 p.m. in a garage on the 25000 block of Greenlawn. A 21-year-old man was seriously injured in his face. Preliminary findings indicate the man and two 14-year-old neighbors, who suffered injuries to their eyes and ears, were making home-made fireworks. 27.4.2010

Source:

"Explosion in Taylor garage injures man", 28.4.2010, http://www.freep.com/article/20100428/NEWS05/100428099/Explosion-in-Taylor-garage-injures-man

"Taylor garage blast injures 3", 29.4.2010, http://www.wwj.com/Taylor-Garage-Blast-Injures-3/6926916

Winchester, Va. Authorities are investigating a fireworks mishap that injured several people during the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Three mortars misfired during the fireworks display at Handley High School. Two of the misfired fireworks went into the crowd. One person suffered second-degree burns on their arms. Several others suffered minor injuries. 30.4.2010

Source:

"Fireworks mishap injures several at VA festival", 3.5.2010, http://wjz.com/wireapnewsva/Winchester.authorities.investigate.2.1671010.html or http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/breaking/fireworks-mishap-injures-several-at-va-festival-92671879.html

"Producers investigating fireworks incident at festival", 3.5.2010, http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2010/05/producers-investigating-fireworks-incident-at-festival.php

New York. Bomb in a parked car on Times Square: A large amount of fertilizer rigged with wires and fireworks was found with the bomb. The homemade bomb was made largely with ordinary items, including three barbecue-grill-size propane tanks, two 5-gallon gasoline containers, store-bought fireworks and cheap alarm clocks attached to wires.

The police commissioner said the bomb "looks like it would have caused a significant fireball" had it fully detonated. He said the vehicle would have been "cut in half" by an explosion and people nearby could have been sprayed by shrapnel and killed. 1.5.2010

Source:

"Video shows possible SUV bomb suspect in alley, police say", 2.5.2010, http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/02/1918874/video-shows-possible-suv-bomb.html

"NYPD: Video has possible SUV bomb suspect in alley", 3.5.2010, http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jFOVhFy6si7fR4CQDL8xaOHVHbHwD9FF3I9O0

"Bomb in NYC had Phantom material", 5.5.2010, http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/may/05/bomb-in-nyc-had-phantom-materialsflb/

Anaheim. Police have arrested a man who they say robbed two pharmacies in Garden Grove and Anaheim by threatening to "blow up" the businesses with what turned out to be an illegal firework. 4.5.2010

Source: "Police: Man threatened to blow up pharmacy in robbery attempt", 4.5.2010, http://www.ocregister.com/news/employees-247232-watson-police.html

San Francisco. Fireworks ignited a small fire on the main campus of SF City College and police haven't found who put the fireworks there. Firefighters also discovered an un-used box of fireworks on the roof. 6.5.2010

Source: "Fireworks ignited fire at SF City College", 6.5.2010, http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/san_francisco&id=7427528

Freeport. A 14-year-old boy was arrested on charges of disturbance of a school function and culpable negligence after bringing a firework onto a school bus. Around 8 a.m., a Walton Academy bus driver pulled off U.S. Highway 331 after the bus began filling with smoke. During the incident, a 15-year-old girl started having breathing difficulty and was transported to  a Medical Center. 12.5.2010

Source:

"14-year-old arrested after bringing firework on bus", 12.5.2010, http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/old-28904-arrested-year.html

"School bus incident", 13.5.2010, http://www.chipleypaper.com/news/bus-6185-freeport-incident.html

Marietta, GA. Students at Osborne High School on Favor Road Southwest rallied at about 2 p.m. Authorities took a 15-year-old into custody after police said he tossed a firecracker into the large crowd. 12.5.2010

Source: "Students, parents protest at Marietta school", 12.5.2010, http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/students-parents-protest-at-marietta-school-93621939.html

Los Feliz. An explosion at an apparent firework-making operation led police and firefighters at around 5.20 a.m. to a home in the 3400 block of Lambeth Street. Two people apparently exposed to nitrates were taken to a hospital with injuries.

The discovery of materials involved in the illegal manufacture of fireworks prompted police to summon the hazardous-materials team and bomb squad to the scene. A few nearby homes had been evacuated as a precaution. - One person was arrested. 14.5.2010

Source:

"Haz-Mat, bomb squad sent to Los Feliz home", 14.5.2010, http://cbs2.com/local/Los.Feliz.Bomb.2.1694553.html

"Apparent illegal firework-making operation in Los Feliz busted", 14.5.2010, http://laist.com/2010/05/14/apparent_illegal_firework-making_op.php

"LAPD: Illegal fireworks operation busted in Los Feliz", 14.5.2010, http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local-beat/Los-Feliz-Fireworks-93809249.html

San Diego County. Firefighters are extinguishing a roughly half-acre blaze sparked by illegal fireworks in a brushy open area off the 29000 block of Valley Center Road in northern San Diego County.

Source: "Fireworks spark brush fire", 22.5.2010, http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/story/Fireworks-Spark-Brush-Fire/DLZ6z7Wsuk6RMIK3JEMwWg.cspx

New York. A 26-year-old New York City man was hospitalized when a firecracker he was trying to hurl around 2 a.m. from a car in Greenfield Hill exploded in his face. The man tried throwing an explosive from his back passenger's seat, but the window was closed and the firecracker burst inside the car, cutting his right temple and spraying powder over his face. 9.5.2010

Source: "Firecracker bursts in man's face", 10.5.2010, http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Firecracker-bursts-in-man-s-face-481152.php

East Brainerd. The sheriff's office said careless use of fireworks caused a cedar shingle roof to catch fire and led to the loss of a home at 1804 Apple Orchard Trail. Total loss value was estimated to be $700,000. 18.5.2010

Source:

"Expensive East Brainerd home burned due to careless use of fireworks", 26.5.2010, http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_176562.asp 

"Fire caused to fireworks", 26.5.2010, http://www.newschannel9.com/news/fire-991589-fireworks-caused.html

Vancouver, Wash. Fire in a home at 11401 N.E. 23^rd St. just after 6.30 p.m. was caused by someone shooting off illegally a firework that ricocheted into the garage, which was filled with combustibles. Flames spread from the garage into the home. The fire did an estimated $210,000 in damage. 21.5.2010

Source:

"Firework sparks blaze inside Vancouver home", 21.5.2010, http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Fire-scorches-Vancouver-home-94640409.html

"Vancouver fire crews battle house fire", 21.5.2010, http://www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/index.ssf/2010/05/vancouver_fire_crews_battle_house_fire.html

Elizabethtown, Pa. A woman (50) crashed her motorcycle when someone threw a firework at her from the back of a moving vehicle on Elizabethtown Road in the area of Ridgeview Road in Mount Joy Township. The woman suffered minor injuries to her right arm and damage to her motorcycle after she crashed her bike while trying to avoid the explosives. 29.5.2010

Source:

Police: "Thrown firework caused motorcycle crash", 1.6.2010, http://www.whtm.com/news/stories/0610/741638.html 

"Police seek person who threw fireworks at motorcyclist", 1.6.2010, http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/257286

New York City. An explosion around 7.03 p.m. has destroyed a garage where fireworks and fuel were being stored at a Murray Street home in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, setting off a fire and severely burning one man over 50 percent of his body. - Police believe that the 32-year-old, who is in critical condition at the hospital, was messing around with fireworks in his parents garage and sparked a fire which led to the explosion. 31.5.2010

Source:

"Garage storing fireworks explodes in NYC; 1 burned", 31.5.2010, http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=936504

"Explosion levels garage in Flushing", 1.6.2010, http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/queens/explosion-levels-garage-in-flushing-20100531-ac

Scottsdale. Two homes in the 3700 block of North Kachina were damaged by a brush fire sparked by firecrackers around 1.20 p.m. Two boys were reported playing with firecrackers in dry grass which started a fire that quickly spread. One house received minor damage and the other was destroyed and is a total loss. A dog died in the incident. 31.5.2010

Source:

"Firecrackers cause fire, damage 2 Scottsdale homes", 31.5.2010, http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/2010/05/31/20100531scottsdale-firecracker-fires.html 

"Boys playing with fireworks spark brush fire that kills dog in Scottsdale", 31.5.2010, http://www.azfamily.com/news/Boys-playing-with-fireworks-spark-brush-fire-that-kills-dog-95288859.html

"Horseplay with fireworks destroys home", 31.5.2010, http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/scottsdale/horseplay-with-fireworks-5-31-2010

Carmel Valley. Two 12-year-old boys playing with firecrackers ignited a fire that raced up the side of a canyon toward homes in the 13000 block of Seagrove Street. 4.6.2010

Source: "Kids start Carmel Valley brush fire", 4.6.2010, http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/story/Kids-Start-Carmel-Valley-Brush-Fire/MYpem0l2ZEqB5fduO2FwJQ.cspx

Lakewood. A group of kids dropped fireworks into the drop box at the City Hall annex at 5:29 p.m. They blew the door off of it and lit some papers on fire. 4.6.2010

Source: "Juveniles throw fireworks into drop box at City Hall annex: Lakewood Police Blotter", 10.6.2010, http://www.cleveland.com/sunpostherald/index.ssf/2010/06/juveniles_throw_fireworks_into.html

Westhampton. A brush fire broke out in the woods surrounding Francis S. Gabreski County Airport after fireworks in a storage facility, owned by a commercial pyrotechnics company, on the airport property, exploded. One man, who was working with the fireworks, was injured in the explosion. - The cause of the fire is under investigation. 6.6.2010

Source:

"One injured in fireworks facility explosion", 6.6.2010, http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/one-injured-in-fireworks-facility-explosion-1.1986088 

"Man injured in fireworks explosion at Westhampton Gabreski Airport", 6.6.2010, http://www.27east.com/story_detail.cfm?id=282276&town=Westhampton&n=Man%20injured%20in%20fireworks%20explosion%20at%20Westhampton%20Gabreski%20Airport

"Long Island explosion: fireworks facility explosion injured 1, ignites fire", 8.6.2010, http://www.justicenewsflash.com/2010/06/08/long-island-explosion-fireworks- facility-explosion-injured-1-ignites-fire_201006084596.html

Calle Escada. Firefighter crews worked for nearly an hour to extinguish a fire at a wooded area near Calle Escada that stretched out approximately an acre. The cause of the fire was from children playing with illegal fireworks. 15.6.2010

Source: "Children play with fireworks, woods burn", 16.6.2010, http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/rosa-30066-beach-santa.html

Oak Lawn. The Cook County Bomb Squad was called in and several neighboring homes in Oak Lawn had to be evacuated recently after an explosion in a home where a 50-year-old man and his son were making homemade fireworks in the 10100 block of South Lawler Avenue. Both men suffered injuries in the explosion.

Source: "Police: Two Oak Lawn men hurt in explosion while trying to make fireworks", 16.6.2010, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/southsouthwest/ct-x-s-blotter-bomb-squad-0616-20100616,0,1033273.story

Washington Heights. A firecracker exploded next to a stroller on a street. Witnesses said someone tossed a firecracker from a window at 260 Audubon Avenue at around 6 p.m., where it exploded next to a stroller. The baby was not hurt, but taken to hospital for observation. The stroller appeared to be on fire briefly and charred the baby's ribbon. 18.6.2010

Source:

"Firecracker explodes by baby stroller in Washington Heights", 18.6.2010, http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/manhattan/firecracker-explodes-in-baby-stroller-in-washington-heights-20100618-akd 

"Firecracker almost hits baby in stroller", 19.6.2010, http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/firecracker-almost-hits-baby-in-stroller/story-e6frf7jx-1225881711429

Worley, ID. A fireworks stand exploded that could be seen for miles. Two vehicles were also burnt in the fire near Adeline's Smoke Shop off Highway 95. A woman was working at the stand when the fire started. She says her daughter lit a small ground flower firework in the parking lot, but it jumped into the shop, igniting a package of bottle rockets, and causing a chain reaction. One firework shot at the woman's car and the other got her father's – who owns the stand – truck. The stand burned to the ground. Highway 95 was shut down for safety reasons for a short time. 18.6.2010.

Source: 

"Rogue firework ignited fireworks stand inferno", 18.6.2010, http://www.nwcn.com/news/idaho/Rogue-firework-ignited-fireworks-stand-inferno--96856304.html

"Fireworks stand burns in Worley", 18.6.2010, http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jun/18/firework-stand-aflame-worley/ 

"Fireworks stand burns to the ground", 19.6.2010, http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jun/19/in-brief-man-dies-while-mowing-cemetery-lawn/

Strongsville. A man (19) severely damaged his right foot while he was attempting to play a prank by lighting fireworks and throwing them out of the window of a moving vehicle near the intersection of Howe and Royalton roads. The man accidentally dropped one of the firecrackers and it exploded on his right foot. 19.6.2010

Source: "Olmsted Falls man was injured during fireworks prank in Strongsville", 23.6.2010, http://www.cleveland.com/sunstarcourier/index.ssf/2010/06/olmsted_falls_man_was_injured.html

Warwick, R.I. A 36-year-old travelling salesman is facing several charges, including first-degree arson and possession of class C fireworks, after police say he set intentionally off ground based fireworks in his room at the Comfort Inn just after 2 a.m. June 20, 2010, filling the hotel with smoke and forcing about 150 guest to evacuate. It caused charring to the ceiling and the wall, the bedspread was burnt; police and firefighters discovered hundreds of pieces of fireworks inside the man's room. – The incident comes just one week after a new law legalized fireworks that do not leave the ground, categorized as "safe and sane". Previous, Rhode Island was one of only five states that totally ban fireworks of all types. 20.6.2010

Source:

"Fireworks lit inside a Warwick hotel", 20.6.2010, http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/fireworks-lit-inside-a-warwick-hotel -

"Fireworks legal in Rhode Island: Hotel evacuation blamed on fireworks set off in hotel room", 20.6.2010, http://www.examiner.com/x-22397-Providence-Business-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m6d20-Fireworks-legal-in-Rhode-Island-Hotel-evacuation-blamed-on-fireworks-set-off-in-hotel-room

"Update: Tenn. Man held at ACI after Warwick fireworks", 21.6.2010, http://newsblog.projo.com/2010/06/tacoma-man-charged-with-arson.html

"Hotel fireworks suspect held on bail", 21.6.2010, http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/west_bay/man-arraigned-in-hotel-fireworks-fire

Denver. Two teens (15, 16) shot a roman candle into a home in the 3100 block of Ada, near Federal and Kentucky. A carpet was set on fire. The people inside escaped without injury. – The teens currently face charges of first-degree arson and other charges are still pending. 21.6.2010

Source:

"2 teens face charges after fireworks light home on fire", 28.6.2010, http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=141972&provider=top&catid=188 

"Teens face charges after fireworks spark fire in Denver home", 28.6.2010, http://www.kdvr.com/news/sns-ap-co--denver-fireworksfire,0,4677496.story

Alviso, San Jose, California. A group of juveniles was cited for illegal use of fireworks after allegedly causing a fire on the roof of a house in the 1300 block of Michigan Avenue at 1.39 p.m. by using a bottle rocket. Damage: about $75,000. 22.6.2010

Source:

"Juveniles cited after illegal fireworks spark San Jose house fire", 22.6.2010, http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15353354?nclick_check=1 

"Juveniles shooting bottlerockets set house roof fire in Alviso", 22.6.2010, http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15354432

San Antonio. Police say a partly exploded bottle rocket appear to be the cause of an apartment fire at the Landmark Apartments in the Medical Center. Twelve apartments were in the building, and 11 families lived inside. The building next to the apartments was evacuated as well as a precautionary measure. 22.6.2010

Source:

"Apartment fire damages nine units", 22.6.2010, http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/apartment_fire_damages_nine_units_96946134.html

"Fireworks could be responsible for leaving 11 families homeless", 22.6.2010, http://www.kens5.com/news/Fireworks-could-be-responsible-for-leaving-11-families-homeless--96946419.html

Highspire, Dauphin County, Pa. A man suffered burns to his legs after a commercial grade firework exploded in his apartment in the 100 block of Second Street in Highspire. The explosion started a small fire and pellets from the firework shot through the roof, broke windows and even went into a neighboring home. A second device had to be removed from the man's apartment by a bomb squad following the fire. About 20  people were evacuated from the building while the second device was removed. 24.6.2010

Source:

"Firework explodes, injures Dauphin county man", 25.6.2010, http://www.wgal.com/news/24036080/detail.html

"Pa. man injured when fireworks explode in building", 25.6.2010, http://kdka.com/wireapnewsfnpa/Bomb.squad.responds.2.1772314.html

"Illegal fireworks lead to explosion, neighborhood evacuation", 25.6.2010, http://www.fox43.com/news/wpmt-fireworksexplosion,0,6215814.story 

"Police arrest man for fireworks explosion", 25.6.2010, http://www.wgal.com/news/24049103/detail.html

Seymour, Connecticut. The Seymour Fire Marshal says a fire around 3.25 a.m. at Seymour High was caused by fireworks. The £Deputy Fire Marshal said that they used some type of fireworks to start it, or they used fireworks on top of paper towels. 24.6.2010

Source:

"Fireworks sparked Seymour High School fire", 24.6.2010, http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/06/24/blotter/doc4c233ffc41985346208008.txt 

"Fire strikes Seymour High School", 24.6.2010, http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/new_haven_cty/fire-strikes-seymour-high-school

Bridgeport, Connecticut. Police arrested a Brooks Street man (47) after he allegedly threatened a family with a gun for setting off fireworks on his street. The man was charged with criminal possession of a firearm, two counts of risk of injury to a minor, second-degree threatening and second-degree assault. 25.6.2010

Source: "Fireworks cause fireworks on city street", 27.6.2010, http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Fireworks-cause-fireworks-on-city-street-539108.php

Oakley. A firecracker sparked a fire near the Big Break Regional Trail that burned a debris pile not far from the site of the city's new wastewater treatment plant. 26.6.2010

Source: "Illegal firework touches off Oakley blaze, park official says", 27.6.2010, http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_15386050?nclick_check=1

Raytown, Mo. Three people were injured – one critically – after they tried to assemble a massive firework at a home in the 7200 block of Ash Street. The three purchased consumer-grade fireworks and disassembled the explosives in a bedroom. The three, in their late teens or early 20s, had planned to create something more substantial. It exploded and it blew the windows out of the bedroom, cracked the ceiling pretty good and blew the door off the hinges. The most seriously injured person was a woman who suffered severe burns and was placed in a medically induced coma. A second person was treated for injuries and released. A third person refused medical treatment. 26.6.2010

Source:

"Fireworks explosion indoors injures three", 27.6.2010, http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/27/2048347/fireworks-explosion-indoors-injures.html or

"Three hurt while tinkering with fireworks", 27.6.2010, http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/27/2048309/three-hurt-while-tinkering-with.html

"3 hurt in Kansas City suburb of Raytown while assembling firework", 28.6.2010, http://www.fox2now.com/news/sns-ap-mo--fireworksinjury,0,5761668.story

"Fireworks explosion leaves 3 teens injured in Raytown", 28.6.2010, http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-fireworks-explosion-3-hurt-raytown-062810,0,3715074.story

"Accident highlights fireworks volatility", 28.6.2010, http://www.kmbc.com/news/24071458/detail.html

Bernalillo County (New Mexico) fire officials believe illegal fireworks may be to blame for a fire that broke out in the Albuquerque foothills. When fire crews arrived on scene residents were already trying to douse the flames with garden hoses and buckets of water. Fire investigators picked up several fireworks near the area where they believed the fire started. 27.6.2010

Source: "Fireworks suspected in foothills fire", 27.6.2010, http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/local/fireworks-suspected-in-foothills-fire

Rocker, Montana. A man (22) suffered serious injuries to his face, neck and eyes when a tube filled with a firework blew up at a residence on Grizzly Trail near Rocker. 27.6.2010

Source: "Butte man hospitalised after fireworks incident", 28.6.2010, http://www.kxlh.com/news/butte-man-hospitalized-after-fireworks-incident/

Westwood Hills Park. Fireworks were blamed for a small brush fire at the Westwood Hills Park. The fire spread to about a quarter of an acre before the 26 firefighters responding from Napa City Fire and CalFire put it out. Firefighters said they found fireworks and confirmed they were the cause of the fire. 27.6.2010

Source: "Fireworks blamed for Westwood Hills brush fire", 30.6.2010, http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/article_3b1d1a80-8411-11df-9a7b-001cc4c03286.html

Blue Springs, Mo. A man (21) blew off his hand and lost an eye when a homemade firework exploded while he and another man (21) were trying to make a stronger firework out of smaller ones in his kitchen in the 3100 block of Southeast Third Street. The second man and a woman also were injured. The explosion destroyed the kitchen and moved one of the exterior walls off the foundation of the home. 28.6.2010

Source:

"Blue Springs man loses hand, eye in fireworks explosion", 29.6.2010, http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-blue-springs-fireworks-explosion-062910,0,7003410.story

"Man blows off hand while trying to make larger, stronger homemade firework", 29.6.2010, http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/29/2051594/man-blows-hand-off-while-trying.html

"Blue Springs MO fireworks explosion: blast occurs in home, 3 injured", 1.7.2010, http://www.justicenewsflash.com/2010/07/01/fireworks-explosion-3-injured_201007014867.html

Monessen, Westmoreland County, Pa. Fire at an abandoned home on Reed Avenue. Investigators said a group of teens was seen playing with fireworks in the minutes leading up to the fire. Investigators said they believe a firework was used to light the fire. 28.6.2010

Source: "Teens with fireworks suspected in Monessen arsons", 30.6.2010, http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/westmoreland/24099897/detail.html

Burleigh County. Fireworks started a small fire at 4600 Blue Spruce Lane. 29.6.2010

Source: "Small fire caused by fireworks", 1.7.2010, http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/local/article_9a77e448-84ba-11df-b5fe-001cc4c03286.html

Douglass Township, Montcalm County, Michigan. A man (42) suffered burns to his body and left hand after a commercial firework exploded in his hand. 29.6.2010

Source:

"Firework explodes, burns man", 30.6.2010, http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/central_mich/firework-explodes-and-burns-man

"Commercial firework explodes in his hand", 30.6.2010, http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=123234&catid=14

"Montcalm man injured in fireworks explosion", 30.6.2010, http://www.themorningsun.com/articles/2010/06/30/news/doc4c2bb462849b9950201455.txt

Jamestown. The Jamestown Fire Department was called out twice to put out grass fires caused by fireworks: at 12.15 p.m in the 1300 block of Sixth Avenue Northwest and at 4.47 p.m.in the area of 1511 Highway 281 North. 29.6.2010

Source: "Fireworks cause two grass fires here", 30.6.2010, http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/article/id/114237/group/News/

Mount Olive. Two men (20, 19) were arrested and charged with possession of fireworks after a motorist called police to report a firecracker had been thrown from a passing car at his moving vehicle on Bartley Road. 29.6.2010

Source:

"Mount Olive: 2 charged with throwing firecrackers at traffic", 30.6.2010, http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20100630/UPDATES01/100630041/1005/NEWS01/Mount+Olive++2+charged+with+throwing+firecrackers+at+traffic

"Police: Men threw firecrackers at car in Mount Olive, NJ", 1.7.2010, http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20100701/COMMUNITIES/100630063/1005/NEWS01/Police--Men-threw-firecrackers-at-car-in-Mount-Olive

Rosendale. At about 4 p.m. two boys were playing with fireworks and accidentally set fire to a barn-style garage at 200 W. Division St. The structure was a complete loss. 29.6.2010

Source: Celebrate safely, 2.7.2010, http://www.fdlreporter.com/article/20100702/FON0101/7020423/Celebrate-safely

Chicago. A man (28) lit a firework in a tube in a park at 82^nd Street and Phillips Avenue on the South Side about 11.30 p.m. When he checked on it after it didn't go off, the firework detonated, leaving him with severe facial and eye injuries. The firework reportedly had the strength of a quarter stick of dynamite. The man was last listed in critical condition. 30.6.2010

Source:

"Fireworks already leading to injuries, arrests in Chicago", 1.7.2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/01/fireworks-already-leading_n_632097.html 

"Firework explodes in man's face", 1.7.2010, http://www.southtownstar.com/news/2453830,fireworks-injury-explodes-0701.article 

"Fireworks accident leaves man in critical condition", 1.7.2010, http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/07/fireworks-explosion-leaves-man-in-critical-condition.html

Gretna. A woman and five children escaped a house fire that left their house near 219^th Street and Pine Hill Drive destroyed late in the morning. Investigators said the fire started when the family was playing with fireworks and left some of them in the garage. 30.6.2010

Source: "Fireworks blamed in Gretna fire", 30.6.2010, http://www.ketv.com/mostpopular/24094518/detail.html

Kewaunee. Two men (32, 31) could be charged for using illegal fireworks on Milwaukee Street in front of Annie's Emporium. They also could face charges of criminal damage to property. The men were shooting illegal fireworks that are permitted for use only by licensed personnel, Kewaunee Police Chief said.

Source: "Fireworks explosion causes minor damages", 30.6.2010, http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20100630/GPG1008/6300697/Fireworks-explosion-causes-minor-damages

Live Oak. A small brush fire, possibly sparked by teenagers lighting off fireworks, charred dry grass near 30^th Avenue and Brommer Street. 30.6.2010

Source: "Fireworks may have sparked grass fire in Live Oak", 30.6.2010, http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15412122?nclick_check=1

Newark. Just after midnight, the "use of illegal fireworks" caused a one-alarm blaze in Newark's South Ward, displacing 19 residents from the three-story home at 413 Jeliff Ave. 30.6.2010

Source: "Fireworks cause one-alarm blaze in Newark, displace 19 residents", 2.7.2010, http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/fireworks_cause_one-alarm_blaz.html

Rapid City. Fireworks are the suspected cause of a small grass fire that ignited in North Rapid. 30.6.2010

Source: "Fireworks suspected in small grass fire", 30.6.2010, http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_b0745646-8492-11df-b8d8-001cc4c002e0.html

Centreville, Va. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials said a single-family home located on the 5200 block of Ellicott Court is a total loss after it caught fire as a result of improperly used fireworks. The family was setting off fireworks last night in their cul-de-sac. Family members hosed down the spent fireworks and put them in a plastic bucket on their porch. But the fireworks were still hot and melted the bucket and then caught the porch on fire. Four adults and two children were displaced. The home, valued at more than $450,000, was a total loss. 1.7.2010

Source:

"Improper disposal of fireworks caused fire", 2.7.2010, http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-breaking-news/virginia/improper-disposal-of-fireworks.html

"House fire cause: improperly disposed fireworks", 2.7.2010, http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1994429 

"Smoldering fireworks burn down Centreville home", 3.7.2010, http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=103184&catid=188 

"Fire destroys Centreville house", 8.7.2010, http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=342483&paper=82&cat=104 

"Officials: Fireworks caused Centreville house fire", 14.7.2010, http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/cms/story.php?id=1820

Grand Island. Fireworks were the cause of a structure fire at 2212 N. Houston St. at about 5.30 p.m. A man and his stepson live at the home. The stepson set off a novelty type firework labelled "Jet Set" on the ground by the front stairs of the house and then went inside. When the firework went off, sparks shot up into the eaves over the house's front stairs, where the fire started, then spread into the attic as smoke was seen coming out of the attic vents. 1.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks cause Grand Island house fire", 1.7.2010, http://www.theindependent.com/articles/2010/07/02/news/local/12015015.txt

Colfax. A man (46) was arrested after he discharged a smoke bomb on a CTA Red Line train while it was stopped at the 63^rd Street station. He was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct. 1.7.2010

Source: "Man charged after setting off firework on Red Line", 1.7.2010, http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/2453598,red-line-firework-charges-070110.article

Redding. A Redding Fire Department spokesman suffered injuries to his hand, face and one of his eyes when a firecracker exploded in his hand during the annual media event - a demonstration about the dangers of fireworks - conducted by Redding and CalFire. The injuries were kept to a minimum because he was wearing fire resistant clothes, a helmet and eye protection. 1.7.2010

Source:

"Fireman burned during fireworks demo", 1.7.2010, http://www.redding.com/news/2010/jul/01/fireman-burned-during-fireworks-demo/ 

"Calif. FF burned during fireworks demo", 2.7.2010, http://www.firehouse.com/news/top-headlines/calif-ff-burned-during-fireworks-demo

Bay City. The mishandling of illegal fireworks sparked a house fire at 248 N. Grant. By the time firefighters arrived, the fire had scaled up a wall and into the eves of the house. The fire spread to the house after illegal fireworks triggered a blaze in nearby bushes. – One minor and his father were ticketed by police for possession of illegal fireworks. 2.7.2010

Source: "Illegal fireworks spark house fire in Bay City", 3.7.2010, http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2010/07/illegal_fireworks_spark_house.html

Girard, Ohio. The Fire Marshal's office reported that a house fire was caused by improper disposal of fireworks. The occupant of a home at 2541 Chestnut St. was igniting fireworks in his yard and disposed of them in a plastic  garbage can. 2.7.2010

Source:

"Girard house fire caused by fireworks", 9.7.2010, http://www.wytv.com/content/news/local/story/Girard-House-Fire-Caused-by-Fireworks/ZYO8kvOpOkO9jCY6Nt7qGw.cspx 

"Fireworks cause Girard house fire", 10.7.2010, http://www.wfmj.com/Global/story.asp?S=12780572

Groveland, CA. Fireworks have been ruled the cause of a vegetation fire at the bottom of Old Priest Grade. The fire started at 6.45 p.m. and burned five acres. 2.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks caused vegetation fire", 5.7.2010, http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/1090869/Fireworks-Caused-Vegetation-Fire.html

Kearney. Two 12-year-old children had been lighting aerial fireworks in the area of 20100 Ave. H., at the south end of the Avenue H Overpass when the wind caught a firework and blew it into a grassy area, starting a fire.2.7.2010

Source: "Kids' fireworks start fire; it's a warning for all", 3.7.2010, http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/article_89446738-86b2-11df-a4ff-001cc4c03286.html

Kirksville, Mo. A firework landed on the roof of a house at 505 Meadowcrest Drive and started a small fire. 2.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks lead to small fire at Kirksville home", 3.7.2010, http://www.kirksvilledailyexpress.com/news/x1609348990/Fireworks-lead-to-small-fire-at-Kirksville-home

Limestone County. A couple living in a mobile home on Old Elkmont Road, were setting off fireworks on their back porch. An ember fell in a nearby bag of charcoal, and after smoldering for a few hours, it caught fire and burned a hole in the side of the trailer. 2.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks suspected cause of mobile home fire", 2.7.2010, http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=12747443

Los Angeles. A 17-year-old teen was injured at 247 E. Fourth St. in downtown Los Angeles after dropping a box of illegal fireworks that exploded. He suffered injuries to his chest, face and hands from the explosion caused by dropping a box of snap-caps. The explosion shattered a bathroom sink and a passersby lost their hearing for a few minutes. – The teen is believed to be a worker involved in the illegal sale of fireworks. 2.7.2010

Source:

"Illegal fireworks injured teen. Victim dropped a box of fireworks when it blew up on him", KTLA News, 2.7.2010, http://www.ktla.com/news/local/ktla-illegal-fireworks-copy,0,1006427.story 

"Teen injured after illegal fireworks explosion", 3.7.2010, http://www.knx1070.com/pages/7610259.php?

Madison. John Kozak, a 40-year-old employee of PYRO-FX - the company putting on the fireworks show from a barge – suffered injuries caused by shrapnel and the explosion at a fireworks display when a shell exploded while still in the tube. 2.7.2010

Source: 

"Worker hurt by Madison fireworks recovering", 8.7.2010, http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/07/08/news/shoreline/bb1mafireworksupdate_hedshot070810.txt 

"Worker injured by fireworks on road to recovery", 8.7.2010, http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4291982

Newark. Children on the street shot fireworks into a vacant house on Aldine Street, which became engulfed after a mattress inside caught fire. The fire spread to nearby buildings. Four adults and two children were displaced due to the damage. 2.7.2010

Source: "Illegal fireworks displace 26 people in Newark over holiday weekend", 6.7.2010, http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/newark_fires_sparked_by_illega.html

Pleasanton, Calif. The vibrations from launching fireworks a the Alameda County Fair probably disturbed two nests of yellow jackets. Minutes after the fair's fireworks show began about 9.15 p.m., a steady flow of spectators suffering from insect stings may their way to the first aid booth. The medical staff at the fair treated nearly 100 people in less than an hour. 2.7.2010

Source:

"Fireworks cause mass bee attack at Fair, 100 people stung", 2.7.2010, http://www.ktvu.com/news/24130815/detail.html

"Bees swarm fairgoers during fireworks", 3.7.2010, http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/07/03/Bees-swarm-fairgoers-during-fireworks/UPI-32401278177851/ 

"Angry bees swarm crowds at California fair", 3.7.2010, http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2010/07/illegal_fireworks_spark_house.html

"Fireworks blamed for yellow jacket attack at Alameda County Fair", 3.7.2010, http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15436519?nclick_check=1

San Jose. A fire that burned two units of a 20-unit apartment complex at 2275 South Bascom Ave. at 1.16 p.m. was caused by illegal use of a hand-held firework (sparkler). The fire started on the first balcony area of a unit. The two units sustained heavy fire damage. 2.7.2010

Source: "Fire damages two San Jose apartments", 2.7.2010, http://www.ktvu.com/news/24128287/detail.html

Wellington. Fireworks are being blamed for a $120,000 house fire in the one-thousand block of South Washington. 2.7.2010 

Source: "Fireworks spark Southern Kansas house fire", 6.7.2010, http://www.ksallink.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=13811&format=html

Dallas. It was just before midnight, when a 18-year-old was volunteering with Dallas Fire-Rescue's Explorer program when firefighters responded to help people who had been burned by illegal fireworks at a southern Dallas apartment complex. He was walking with a burn victim when a man walked up and launches a "mortar shell" firework at him from 20 feet away. It exploded five feet from him, burning the right side of his face. He was rushed to the Medical Center with a second-degree burn on his eyelid and an inflamed iris that caused temporary blindness. 3.7.2010

Source: "Teen volunteer suffers burns while assisting Dallas Fire-Rescue with Oak Cliff fireworks call", 7.7.2010, http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-responder_07met.ART.State.Edition1.29caa95.html

Evansville, IN. A garage on Lakeview Boulevard goes up in flames after a big box of fireworks stored inside were accidentally ignited. Officials say the homeowner was building a device to set them off for a neighborhood display, when some of the sparks from that device shot into the box, igniting them. The garage is a total loss. 3.7.2010

Source:

"Fireworks cause garage fire", 4.7.2010, http://tristatehomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=173115 

"Fireworks ignite Evansville garage", 4.7.2010, http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=12752813

Frederick, Md. A man (26) was discharging illegal fireworks in a parking lot at 1313 Motter Avenue at about 11.30. While attempting to ignite an illegal aerial firework, it ignited in his left hand causing second-degree burns to his palm and three fingers. The 26-year-old received a $500 fine for violating county ordinances. 3.7.2010

Source: "Frederick man 'burned' twice by illegal fireworks", 4.7.2010, http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0710/752252.html

Glenwood Springs. A man (55) received a summons for fourth-degree arson. He allegedly "admitted to starting the 2-acres-fire by accident with a firework". The July 3, 2010, wildfire was reported at 202 Cotton Hollow Lane, just off Cattle Creek Road, at mile marker 5.

Source: "Suspect identified in Cattle Creek fire", 7.7.2010, http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20100707/NEWS/100709887/1077&ParentProfile=1058

Kingsport. Two brush fires on opposite sides of Cement Hill in the evening were sparked by fallout from a professionally-staged fireworks display that served as the grand finale for the Downtown Kingsport Association's Independence Day celebration in downtown Kingsport. 3.7.2010

Source: "Fire at Kingsport law firm called suspicious; fireworks spark brush fires", 4.7.2010, http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9024427

Leighton, Colbert County, AL. Investigators believe fireworks started the fire that destroyed a house in the Shoals.

Police say several kids were playing in the street with fireworks and firecrackers. Investigators believe one of the firecrackers was thrown onto the porch area of the home and ignited the wood. 3.7.2010

Source: "Investigators believes fireworks destroyed home in Leighton", 6.7.2010, http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=12757309

Long Island, New York. Eric Smith (36) was hosting a party at his home when his arm was blown off while he was setting off illegal fireworks for his friends and family. He was rushed to hospital in an ambulance with his severed arm packed on ice. Doctors could not reattach the limb as they said it suffered too much damage in the fireworks blast. Smith's arm was detached at the shoulder. It was a mortar bomb firework that exploded out of a three foot metal launching pipe, that ripped off Smith's left arm at the shoulder. Neighbors said the blast shook houses and set off car alarms. When Smith lit the skyrocket off, he failed to get out of the way quickly enough. – The man was illegally using a commercial fireworks device – which explodes at a much greater force than a firecracker, said a Suffolk County Police Lt. 3.7.2010

Source:

"Police: NY man blows off arm with party fireworks", 4.7.2010, http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iUkZKV0ISye0JeiYPCacwizpX1JgD9GNULT00 

"NY man blows off arm with fireworks", 4.7.2010, http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/07/04/new.york.fireworks.arm.loss/?fbid=1KfEp6sFGSd 

"Fourth of July fireworks accident leaves Eric Smith, 36, without an arm", 5.7.2010, http://www.examiner.com/x-33110-Mind-and-Body-Examiner~y2010m7d5-Fourth-of-July-fireworks-accident-leaves-Eric-Smith-36-without-an-arm 

"Fireworks father's arm can't be saved", 5.7.2010, http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/fireworks_father_arm_can_be_saved_A6zkUVt4eOJuzjA5s2QJaL

Marshfield, Mass. Firefighters were called to a fireworks accident that burned three people at the Foster Avenue and Fifth Road neighborhood.

Some commercial grade fireworks had ignited prematurely, setting off what was described as a chain reaction that involved some other commercial grade and some consumer grade fireworks. A 41-year-old man watching the display was carrying a box of his own fireworks. A spark from the explosion ignited that box, burning his nose and hands; he was taken to hospital. Two others suffered minor injuries, but declined treatment. 3.7.2010

Source:

"Three men injured in illegal fireworks display", 4.7.2010, http://wbztv.com/local/fireworks.injured.marshfield.2.1787582.html 

"Marshfield: Three injured in fireworks accident", 5.7.2010, http://www.959watd.com/news.php?Marshfield-Three-injured-in-fireworks-accident-3820 

"Marshfield fireworks display explodes prematurely", 5.7.2010, http://www.necn.com/07/04/10/Marshfield-fireworks-display-explodes-pr/landing.html?blockID=265858&feedID=4215

Moscow. Police say lit fireworks in the Moscow Public Library's outdoor book drop box caused a fire and damage over the weekend. Monday library employees discovered that a fire had taken place in the book-drop. An investigation uncovered that the fire was caused by fireworks. 3./4.7.2010

Source: "Books burn in library drop box fire", 7.7.2010, http://www.klewtv.com/news/local/97898519.html

Mountain Home. An explosion at about 1.20 p.m. injured three volunteer firefighters at the Desert Canyon Golf Course, when firefighters were preparing for the annual display.

Mountain Home Fire Chief Phil Gridley said a shell exploded in a volunteer firefighter's hands because of static electricity caused by the two shirts he was wearing and exacerbated by humidity above 35 percent. The man suffered burns to the upper half of his body. Two other firefighters nearby were injured. The explosion apparently ignited sagebrush, surrounding the course. Once the initial shell went off – it caused a chain reaction which set off 75% of the fireworks. Firefighters, who were already on scene preparing for the fireworks show, were able to put the fires out. The blaze destroyed about $30,000 worth of pyrotechnics. The fireworks display planned for July 4^th has been cancelled. The incident is under investigation. 3.7.2010

Source:

"Fireworks explosion injures 3 firefighters in Mountain home; Sunday show cancelled", 3.7.2010, http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4277093 

"Mountain Home fireworks display cancelled due to accident", 4.7.2010, http://www.kmvt.com/news/local/97752419.html 

"Idaho firefighters injured in fireworks explosion", 5.7.2010, http://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/article_a4976830-8867-11df-9794-001cc4c002e0.html 

"Two shirts caused Mountain Home fireworks blast: It's 'lucky we didn't lose somebody,' the Mountain Home fire chief says of the explosion that hurt 3 people", 7.7.2010, http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4284847

Norwalk. Fireworks are the suspected cause of a Milan Avenue garage fire that destroyed the building and a boat housed there at 5.40 p.m.  The blaze, which damaged about $11,000 worth of property and contents, extended to some brush at the nearby fence line and a bin of cardboard at New Haven Supply Co., 11 Chatham St. 3.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks suspected of starting fire that destroyed garage, boat", 7.7.2010, http://www.norwalkreflector.com/articles/2010/07/05/front/iq_1020351.txt

Novi. Careless action with legal fireworks is believed to have caused the fire that destroyed a home on the 23000 block of Meadowbrook Road. Three people, including the homeowner and a Novi police officer and firefighter, were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation.

The adult son of the 73-year-old homeowner was igniting fireworks in the garage area of the home and did not fully extinguish one of the fuses before throwing it into the garbage. It caught the debris in the trash can on fire. The estimated property and content loss from the fire is estimated at $200,000. 3.7.2010

Source: "Fire destroys Novi home on Saturday. Investigation points to fireworks as cause", 8.7.2010, http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20100708/NEWS13/7080373

Orange Park, Clay County, Fla.  A fire caused  severe damage to a residence and fire officials say used fireworks were to blame. More than 50% of the attic of the home at 1123 Tumbleweed Drive in Doctors Inlet was damaged in the fire. Fire officials say the homeowner placed used fireworks inside a plastic trash causing the home's wood fence to ignite. 3.7.2010

Source:

"Clay County home burns after use of fireworks; fire starts from used fireworks", 4.7.2010, http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=158226&catid=3 

"Fireworks blamed for house fire", 4.7.2010, http://www.claytodayonline.com/content/2442_1.php 

"House fire caused by holiday fireworks", 5.7.2010, http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/05/1716026/house-fire-caused-by-holiday-fireworks.html 

"Homeowner leaves used fireworks in trash can, sparking house to catch fire", 5.7.2010, http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/state/homeowner-leaves-used-fireworks-in-trash-can,-sparking-house-to-catch-fire

Provo, Utah County. The first fire occurred around 3 p.m. at 200 South Nevada Avenue in Provo. Later in the afternoon two more fires occurred near the mouth of Hobble Creek Canyon. Officials say the three fires were caused by illegal fireworks, found at the scene of each fire. 3.7.2010

Source: "Illegal fireworks cause three fires in Utah County", 3.7.2010, http://www.abc4.com/content/news/slc/story/Illegal-fireworks-cause-three-fires-in-Utah-County/j_vPFCmRT0SO3ZSBuUkXhA.cspx

Richhill Township, Greene Couny. A man was lighting an unknown type of firework when it exploded near his face. He suffered a facial injury. 3.7.2010

Source: "Greene Co. man injured while lighting fireworks", 4.7.2010, http://kdka.com/local/fireworks.injury.john.2.1787365.html

Rockford. A rogue firework hits a house in the 1100 block of Fairview Avenue for a fire. The roof and attic caught fire, burning unnoticed. Damage: $25,000. 3.7.2010

Source: "Errant firework sets home on fire", 5.7.2010, http://www.wrex.com/Global/story.asp?S=12754876

West Side. A fire destroyed a garage on the West Side when a spark set a box of fireworks off. A man was grinding metal inside his garage, which is not connected to his house at 2928 Lakeview Drive, when a spark flew into a large box of fireworks, setting them off. The garage and everything inside was ruined.

Source: "Spark causes fireworks to burn West Side garage", 3.7.2010, http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/jul/03/spark-causes-fireworks-burn-west-side-garage/

Springfield, IL. A 7-year-old girl was in the backyard of a home in the 1900 block of East Cedar Street, where a group of people was setting off fireworks in a cinder block about 11.30 p.m. The exploding firework caused the cinder block to break apart, with the pieces flung in several directions. A chunk of it struck the girl in the face, causing a laceration near her eye. The home's garage door, siding and roof also were damaged by the explosion. 3.7.2010

Source: "Illegal fireworks injure 7-year-old girl", 5.7.2010, http://www.sj-r.com/police/x41619812/Illegal-fireworks-injure-7-year-old-girl

St. Paul, Minn. A fireworks shell exploded in a man's face, causing severe burns to his skin and eyes and a deep cut to his face. The accident occurred near Little Mary, Minn., about 11 miles southwest of Alexandria. Thomas Pierce (31) was holding the mortar shell; as he tried to light it, the shell exploded. 3.7.2020

Source: 

" Exploding fireworks shell injures Minnesota man", 5.7.2010, http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/07/05/fireworks-injury/ 

" Fireworks shell explodes in Minn. Man's face", 5.7.2010, http://wcco.com/local/fireworks.injury.minnesota.2.1788672.html

Sturtevant. Officials believe a stray firework ignited a small fire at Schulte Elementary School. The fire was in an exterior balcony at the back portion of the school, 8515 Westminster Drive. 3.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks believed to be cause of small fire at school", 4.7.2010, http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/article_874c7780-872b-11df-9a6d-001cc4c03286.html

Sweetwater. Flames destroyed a historic building just minutes after a fireworks show ended. The fire chief and mayor suspect stray fireworks are to blame. 3.7.2010

Source: "Warehouse burns after fireworks show", 5.7.2010, http://www.newschannel9.com/news/burns-992680-fireworks-warehouse.html

Agate Bay. Two Harbors City Administrator Lee Klein said there was a problem with the fireworks July 4, 2010. Klein told the city council July 12, 2010, that the fireworks company reported it had a "new shooter" who did not "follow sequences and shot off a bunch at the same time," Klein said.

Source: "Fireworks mistake affirmed", 15.7.2010, http://www.twoharborsmn.com/event/article/id/20598/group/News/

Alton, IL. Two people have been charged in connection with a July 4 attack that targeted emergency responders.

Residents of the Oakwood Estates Public Housing Complex in the 700 and 800 blocks of Oakwood Avenue called the Alton police and fire departments to report a shooting, illegal fireworks and a fire in a dumpster. When police and firefighters arrived, the good people of Oakwood attacked them with fireworks and bottle rockets. The mayhem was planned for the amusement of several hundred adults and children who gathered at the complex to watch.

This happened twice, Sunday night (4.7.) and early Monday morning (5.7.). - The attackers used firecrackers, bottle rockets and other fireworks. Fireworks are illegal in the state of Illinois. 4+5.7.2010

Source:

"Alton police probe attacks involving fireworks", 6.7.2010, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-alton-fireworksat,0,4722313.story 

"Mob attacks rescue workers with fireworks", 6.7.2010, http://www.kplr11.com/news/kplr-fireworks-attack-police-alton-070610,0,5575308.story 

"Mob shoots fireworks at police, firefighters", 7.7.2010, http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gSrhXSl4XZcBpKJPU_jINgUl_xXAD9GPN5KG1 

"For Fourth of July entertainment, Alton housing complex shoots fireworks at cops, firefighters", 7.7.2010, http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2010/07/for_fourth_of_july_entertainme.php

"Alton police say emergency responders attacked with fireworks", 7.7.2010, http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_a7826b4e-b542-5a7d-86af-9b5b3e34f828.html 

"Uncivil behavior. Incident in Illinois is troubling", 8.7.2010, http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100708/OPINION01/307089884/-1/opinion

"Ill. Mob shoots fireworks at police, firefighters", 13.7.2010, http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jul/13/ill-mob-shoots-fireworks-at-police-firefighters/ 

"Two charged in Alton fireworks attack", 27.7.2010, http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=209101&catid=3 

"Two cited in fireworks melee", 28.7.2010, http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/fireworks-43138-police-housing.html

Arkansas City. A man remains in stable condition today after being injured in a fireworks accident in the 400 block of South D Street at about 11.30 p.m. 4.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks accident injures man", 6.7.2010, http://www.winfieldcourier.com/articles/2010/07/06/news/news/doc4c336f10c2d14002812277.txt

Arnold, Jefferson County, Mo. Firefighters responded to the Simpson Quarry early Sunday afternoon. They needed more than 12 hours to bring the fire under control. There were roughly 200,000 to 300,000 pounds of mulch on fire, in huge stacks. Fire crews had to build an access to the Meramec River so they could pump in water. Smoke from the fire is likely to be an issue in surrounding Arnold neighborhoods. Authorities said children playing with fireworks may have caused a huge mulch fire. Investigators found remnants of fireworks nearby. 4.7.2010

Source:

"Fireworks may be cause of huge mulch fire in Arnold", 5.7.2010, http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=205927&catid=3 

"Fireworks suspected in huge mulch fire", 5.7.2010, http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/05/2064449/fireworks-suspected-in-huge-mulch.html 

"Fireworks cause huge mulch fire", 6.7.2010, http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kwmu/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1671615/St..Louis.Public.Radio.News/Fireworks.cause.huge.mulch.fire  "Fireworks cause huge mulch fire", 6.7.2010, http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kwmu/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1671615/St..Louis.Public.Radio.News/Fireworks.cause.huge.mulch.fire

Asheville. The Fourth of July fireworks display in downtown Asheville was suspended briefly before the finale when sparks from a firework apparently started a small grass fire. 4.7.2010

Source: "Grass fire delays Asheville's fireworks show", 4.7.2010, http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100704/NEWS01/100704017/1009

Auburn. A fire apparently started by fireworks damaged the front deck of a home on Homestead Way just before 4 a.m. – In a press release that labelled the incident an arson, police said the fire appears to have been ignited by an "incendiary" firework near the front door. 4.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks apparently start deck fire labelled as arson", 5.7.2010, http://www.modbee.com/2010/07/05/1239348/fireworks-apparently-start-deck.html

Augusta. A technician was running the fireworks show at Waterfront Park when a piece of a firework fell on his hand. He suffered a broken finger. 4.7.2010

Source:

"Accidents at separate fireworks shows send 2 to hospital", 6.7.2010, http://www.myfoxmaine.com/news/97838379.html 

"2 fireworks techs injured in separate incidents", 7.7.2010, http://www.kjonline.com/news/fireworks_2010-07-06.html

Avondale. Two children playing with fireworks sparked a large, two-alarm fire that caused $80,000 in damage to a residence in the 400 block of Catherine Avenue. The blaze broke out about 3.45 p.m. when sparklers lit on the back wood deck ignited the deck and spread to the back of the house and the attic. More than 40 firefighters had to respond. 4.7.2010

Source: "Kids with sparklers set home on fire", 4.7.2010, http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100704/NEWS01/307040037/Kids-with-sparklers-set-home-on-fire

Belgrade. A technician (57) was running the fireworks display on Long Pond on a barge in the pond when embers pre-ignited a package of shells. He suffered first-degree burns, cuts and broken bones after a fireworks shell exploded near his face. The fireworks display, which had just begun, was cancelled after the accident. 4.7.2010

Source: 

"Accidents at separate fireworks shows send 2 to hospital", 6.7.2010, http://www.myfoxmaine.com/news/97838379.html 

"2 fireworks techs injured in separate incidents", 7.7.2010, http://www.kjonline.com/news/fireworks_2010-07-06.html

Bogota. Juveniles playing with fireworks set fire to debris along the side of the house at 222 Elmwood Avenue around 5.45 p.m. The resulting fire damaged the external siding, and the inside of the home had some smoke and water damage. Used cardboard dispensers showing various types of fireworks were found in the backyard of the home. 4.7.2010

Source:

"Firecracker ignites Christmas tree outside Bogota home, cause minor damage", 5.7.2010, http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen/bergen_safety/070510_Firecracker_ignites_Christmas_tree_outside_Bogota_home.html 

"Bogota: Police blotter, July 16", 16.7.2010, http://www.northjersey.com/news/crime_courts/98581089_Bogota__Police_blotter__July_16.html

Byars. A fireworks accident seriously injured a Byars man (53) during a home fireworks show around 10.15 p.m. The man was reportedly holding the flashlight bending over the firework while his son lit it, then all went off at once, knocking the son backwards and hitting the father in the eye.

Source: "Man loses eye in fireworks accident", 8.7.2010, http://www.purcellregister.com/articles/2010/07/08/news/doc4c34f3b8371c3764036121.txt

Caddo Parish, LA. Kirk Harris had a mortar shell and he stuck it in backwards and it backfired on him. Friends say he lost several of his fingers and damaged his colon in the accident and fire officials say it happened because fireworks weren't being used properly. 4.7.2010  

Source: 

"Man loses most of his fingers in fireworks accident", 5.7.2010, http://www.ktre.com/Global/story.asp?S=12756216

" Caddo Parish fireworks accident could have been prevented", 5.7.2010, http://www.ktbs.com/news/24149489/detail.html

Chattahoochee's annual Fourth of July celebration came to a crashing halt, after what officials believed to be "faulty fireworks" injured two and compromised the safety of spectators.

About two minutes into the show, a single firework went off in its casing, without ever making it into the air. Although it startled the firefighters shooting off the display, the show continued under the assumption that the single rocket was faulty.

But about 13 minutes later, three of five rockets being fired together also exploded in their casing on the ground causing the "shoot-off' stand" to explode.

Two firefighers have reported minor injuries as a result of the incident. 4.7.2010

Source: "'Faulty fireworks' bring quick end to Chattahoochee show", 8.7.2010, http://www2.jcfloridan.com/news/2010/jul/08/faulty-fireworks-bring-quick-end-chattahoochee-sho-ar-524999/

Clover, S.C. Officers and their cars became targets for fireworks when they were answering a routine call at Mobley Street and Zion Church Road. 4.7.2010

Source: Clover police targeted with fireworks, 6.7.2010, http://www.wsoctv.com/news/24161266/detail.html 

Colorado Springs, Colorado. A man was seriously injured when a homemade firework exploded in his backyard in the 1400 block of Calvert Ave. The 47-year-old was putting together a homemade firework launcher when it accidentally exploded, sending pieces of metal flying through the air. Police said the man suffered injuries to his stomach from shrapnel from the device. – Along with the fire and police departments, a bomb squad and hazmat team were called in to search the property. They found additional explosive devices at the scene, which were also removed. 4.7.2010

Source: 

"Man rushed to hospital after fireworks accident", 4.7.2010, http://www.kktv.com/news/headlines/97782479.html  

"Colorado Springs man seriously hurt by homemade firework", 5.7.2010, http://www.kdvr.com/news/sns-ap-co--homemadefirecracker-injury,0,5790638.story

Dug Gap Mountain in Whitfield County. The 10-acres-fire on Dug Gap Mountain has been burning from July 4 till July 8, 2010. Investigators said they believe fireworks started the fire.

Source: "Fireworks blamed for Georgia Mountain fire", 8.7.2010, http://www.wsbtv.com/news/24180294/detail.html

Elkhart. Police and emergency workers were sent at 10.13 p.m. in the 1200 block of Midtown in the Midtown Court neighborhood to a fireworks accident that injured a child. The 14-year-old boy suffered injuries when a fireworks exploded close to his face. 4.7.2010

Source:

Child injured in Elkhart fireworks mishap, 4.7.2010, http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/97780849.html 

Elkhart boy injured by fireworks explosion in the face, 6.7.2010, http://www.fox28.com/Global/story.asp?S=12757940

Enid. A man remains in critical condition after fireworks exploded in his face about 12.20 a.m. The 40-year-old was trying to light a short fuse when it prematurely blew up, severely injuring him. 4.7.2010.

Source: "Enid man critical after fireworks injury", 4.7.2010, http://enidnews.com/localnews/x657355160/Enid-man-critical-after-fireworks-injury

Gig Harbor, Wash. At about 10.30 p.m., firefighters responded to an already well-involved house fire in the Whitley Hills Estates neighborhood. After identifying several fireworks displays near the home, a Pierce County Deputy Fire Marshal focused on a display that had been set off in the street near the home. One woman lived in the residence and was on her way home when she saw the flames. The fire leaves the woman homeless. The estimated damage to the house is $350,000. 4.7.2010

Source:

"Fireworks leave Gig Harbor woman homeless", 5.7.2010, http://www.king5.com/news/local/Homeless-woman-hopes-neighbors-learn-fireworks-lesson-97830234.html 

"Fireworks may have caused house fire", 8.7.2010, http://www.gateline.com/2010/07/08/7365/fireworks-may-have-caused-house.html

Gilroy. Longtime residents of London Place in southwest Gilroy were forced from their home after what was likely an errant and illegal firework set their roof ablaze around 11.30 p.m. 4.7.2010

Source: Fireworks were likely cause of Gilroy house fire, 6.7.2010, http://hollisterfreelance.com/news/266984-fireworks-were-likely-cause-of-gilroy-house-fire

Harrison Township. A house fire on 1202 Cambridge Street is under investigation and authorities believe it may have been caused by fireworks. 

The blaze started around 10.15 p.m. while home fireworks displays were being set off nearby in the neighborhood in Natrona Heights. A firework landed on the back deck of the house, igniting it. The fire quickly spread through the first floor, then to the second floor, where an extreme amount of damage took place. Damage to the home is estimated to be upwards of $200,000. Two neighboring homes sustained minor damage from the flames. 4.7.2010

Source: 

"Fireworks may be cause of Harrison Twp. fire", 5.7.2010, http://kdka.com/local/harrison.township.fire.2.1788277.html 

"Harrison house blaze caused by fireworks, fire marshal rules", 17.7.2010, http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/lifestyles/s_690866.html

Hokes Bluff, Alabama. Police in Hokes Bluff say two teenagers (16, 18) are charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct after a lighted firecracker was thrown inside New Bethel Church on Etowah County Road 71 during evening services on the Fourth of July. 4.7.2010

Source: "Firecracker thrown into Ala. Church; 2 charged", 9.7.2010, http://www.wtvm.com/Global/story.asp?S=12780443

Honolulu firefighters responded to 26 fire calls, eight of which are believed to be fireworks related between midnight and 9 p.m. 4.7.2010 

Source:

"8 fires likely related to fireworks as of 9 p.m.", 4.7.2010, http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/97780774.html 

"Fire department stays busy on 4^th of July", 5.7.2010, http://www.alohaupdate.com/2010/07/05/fire-department-stays-busy-on-4th-of-july/

Inglewood. Illegal fireworks have ignited a fire that destroyed an attached garage on a home. According to L.A. County Fire officials, fireworks landed on the roof of a garage that was attached to a home near the corner of West 64^th Place and Beach Street. 4.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks blamed for destructive house fire in Inglewood", 5.7.2010, http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-inglewood-house-fireworks,0,6995666.story

Irvine. About 160 firefighters on the ground in addition to helicopters, bulldozers and a fixed wing aircraft have snuffed out a 75-acre-brush-fire in the Irvine Regional Park near Jamboree Road and Chapman Avenue that was caused by illegal Fourth of July fireworks about 3.15 p.m. 4.7.2010

Source:

"Brush fire in Irvine caused by illegal fireworks", 3.7.2010, http://laist.com/2010/07/05/brush_fire_in_irvine_caused_by_ille.php

"Crews extinguish 75-acre blaze in Irvine park", 4.7.2010, http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15442547 

"Irvine blaze caused by illegal fireworks", 5.7.2010, http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local-beat/Irvine-Blaze-Caused-by-Illegal-Fireworks--97795164.html

Jackson, N.J. Thomas Eldershaw (19) had ignited fireworks before, so he didn't think it was a big deal when a friend asked him to light a few as part of an Independence Day celebration. He was lighting a mortar, which shoots tennis-ball-size fireworks in the air. He thought the size of the fuse meant he had at least 10 seconds to get out of the way. Instead, the rocket exploded immediately, hitting him with such force that the frames of his eyeglasses were mangled. His left eye was sliced nearly in half. 4.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks mishap severely injures Jersey man's eye", 7.7.2010, http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20100707_Fireworks_mishap_severely_injuresJersey_man_s_eye.html

Johnstown, Pa. A man suffered severe hand injuries while lighting fireworks. 4.7.2010

Source: "2 men suffer Fourth of July fireworks injuries", 5.7.2010, http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/butler/24146852/detail.html

Kalama Valley. An illegal, professional-grade aerial firework set off the Fourth of July wild fire that burned 200 acres of brush, threatened $50 million worth of homes and forced the evacuation of dozens of residents. July 5, 2010, firefighters were still trying to extinguish the fire above Kalama Valley on Kamahame Ridge although residents were allowed to return to their homes.

Source:

"Officials say Kalama Valley fire caused by illegal fireworks", 5.7.2010, http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/97800034.html 

"Officials say fireworks caused 200-acre blaze in East Oahu", 5.7.2010, http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/Officials-say-fireworks-caused-200-acre-blaze-in/c2olD8-3Ekid34vuSxEp6A.cspx

Las Vegas. Casey Barlow (22) suffered serious injuries and Jacob Kittinger (13) was injured to his one of his biceps and leg while lighting fireworks in the street in front of family and friends around 10.15 p.m. Police and neighbors says the fireworks had been tampered with prior to lighting them. Police still don't know how the fireworks backfired or who was holding what. Police are investigating to see if chemicals had been added to the fireworks to create a bigger blast. – Casey Barlow later died at University Medical Center from his injuries. 4.7.2010

Source:

"Man killed, teen injured in fireworks accident", 5.7.2010, http://www.lvrj.com/news/man-killed--teen-injured-in-fireworks-accident-97802719.html 

"Man killed while setting off fireworks", 5.7.2010, http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/24145244/detail.html

"Fourth of July celebration turns deadly", 5.7.2010, http://www.8newsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12755761 

"Coroner identifies man killed in fireworks incident", 6.7.2010, http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jul/06/coroner-identifies-man-killed-fireworks-incident/

Lawndale. Jerome Joseph Peraliz (37) was hurt when a legal firework flared into his face, causing damage to his right eye and burns across his face.

The incident happened in front of the victim's home in the 4000 block of 166^th Street, where safe-and-sane fireworks are legal. It was apparently a cone-shaped device that causes sparkles to cascade. The man was lighting fireworks in the street with his brother. 4.7.2010

Source: "Lawndale man recovering from accident with legal firework on Fourth", 6.7.2010, http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_15451508

Lawrence. In the Prospect Hill area, police arrested a 32-year-old man on charges of assault and battery on a police officer, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (fireworks), resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and threat to commit a crime and a 30-year-old man on charges of threatening to commit a crime and disorderly conduct after one of them allegedly hit a 11-year-old boy in the neck with a Roman candle that shot a flaming projectile and threatened to kill the boy's angry father. It literally was an angry group of people who were resisting the officers taking these two people into custody. 4.7.2010

Source: "Police quell mob after boy hit with fireworks", 6.7.2010, http://www.eagletribune.com/latestnews/x1703950458/Police-quell-mob-after-boy-hit-with-fireworks

Lehigh Aces, Fla. Firefighters responded to a home in the 3400 block of 13^th Street West late Sunday night (4.7.) and again early Monday morning (5.7.) because of a fire started by fireworks.

The owner told a battalion chief that he was lighting fireworks in the driveway when he believes one misfired and broke the front window of the house. The man said he immediately heard "popping" from inside the structure and as soon he approached the front door. There was substantial damage from the smoke and fire to the interior and the house is not habitable. 

Source:

"Lehigh house fire sparked by fireworks", 5.7.2010, http://www.news-press.com/article/20100705/NEWS0103/100705008/1075/Lehigh-house-fire-sparked-by-fireworks

"House fire in Lehigh Acres started by fireworks", 5.7.2010, http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2010-07-05/House-fire-in-Lehigh-Acres-started-by-fireworks

"Fireworks in Lehigh cause house fire", 5.7.2010, http://www.lehighacrescitizen.com/page/content.detail/id/509847/Fireworks-in-Lehigh-cause-house-fire.html?nav=5100

Lilburn. Just after 1 a.m. an owner of a home in the 100 block of Stoneview Drive, who set off fireworks, sparked a fire that burned his roof and sent smoke throughout the house. Six adults and six children were displaced. – Arson investigators believe the fire was accidental, "caused by fireworks utilized by the homeowners earlier". 4.7.2010

Source: "Lilburn man sets off fireworks, burns own home", 5.7.2010, http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/lilburn-man-sets-off-564533.html

Mays Landing. A fire of an unoccupied house in the 6100 block of Longwood Ave was started by illegal fireworks. – Police arrested and charged a 37-year-old man with unlawful possession of fireworks. The front of the building was moderately damaged. 4.7.2010

Source: "Illegal fireworks to blame for Mays Landing house fire, cops say", 6.7.2010, http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/article_13a84758-891c-11df-b09f-001cc4c03286.html

McArthur, Vinton County. A man was injured after he modified a 1.4g fireworks device by removing the time delay fuse and manually lighting a faster burning fuse. This caused pieces of the device to ignite, burning his face and shoulders. 4.7.2010

Source: "Numerous fireworks incidents in SE Ohio during 4^th of July holiday", 9.7.2010, http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/98119504.html?ref=504

Moses Lake, Washington. Firefighters say that fireworks are most likely the cause of a wildfire that torched 1,400 acres just northwest of Moses Lake. As the fire burned, emergency management officials ordered mandatory evacuations for 50 homes in the area, which were lifted a little while later when firefighters were able to get an upper hand on the flames. One mobile home was destroyed by the fire, a workshop and four to five other outbuildings were also lost to the flames. 4.7.2010

Source: 

WA state fire burns 1,400 acres, 5.7.2010, http://www.kpax.com/news/wa-state-fire-burns-1400-acres/

"Wildfire caused by fireworks", 5.7.2010, http://kezi.com/news/local/180192

Newark. Three adults had to be relocated from Tillinghast Street after embers from fireworks set their house on fire at 5.34 p.m. 4.7.2010

Source: "Illegal fireworks displace 26 people in Newark over holiday weekend", 6.7.2010, http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/newark_fires_sparked_by_illega.html

North Pole. An errant firecracker started a garage fire at 2768  Gretas Lane about 7.20 p.m. which caused an estimated $350,000 worth of damage. A group of kids and adults at the home had been lighting fireworks when a firecracker mortar shell went off course and into the garage. 4.7.2010

Source: "North Pole garage fire blamed on firecracker", 6.7.2010, http://www.ktva.com/ci_15447773?source=most_viewed

Northshore. A fire, which burned half an acre, was caused by "safe and sane" fireworks. 4.7.2010

Source: "Fires on Northshore caused by fireworks", 9.7.2010, http://lakeconews.com/content/view/14848/919/

Oahu. A total of 12 wild fires and four rubbish fires were likely ignited by fireworks. 4.7.2010

Source: "Officials say Kalama Valley fire caused by illegal fireworks", 5.7.2010, http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/97800034.html

Oakland, Calif. A young man lost his left hand and a chunk of his thigh after two powerful firecrackers exploded in his pocket at a Fourth of July party in front of his friend's house. The explosion left nothing for surgeons to try and reattach. In fact, the impact also broke two bones in 19-year-old Josh Myer's arm. Myers was taking part in the festivities when he realized a floating ember had ignited the bottle rockets in his back pocket. The flames quickly spread to his front left pocket where he had two illegal M-1000s. 4.7.2010

Source:

"Man's hand blown off in Fourth of July fireworks accident", 6.7.2010, http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=7538756 

"Teen disfigured by firecracker blast in Calif.", 6.7.2010, http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gtYoFjoBM_ROe7LMuk9yEfNXWj2AD9GPPOUO4

O'Fallon, Missouri. Fire at a house on the corner of Winter Park Court and Winter Haven Drive at around 11.00 p.m. Firefighters say someone put fireworks in a trash can and that caught the home's garage on fire. 4.7.2010

Source: "Authorities blame fireworks for O'Fallon, Missouri house fire", 5.7.2010, http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Authorities-blame-fireworks-for-OFallon-Missouri-house-fire-97792384.html

Olive Township, Ottawa County, Mich. A Zeeland woman (21) is the most seriously injured of three people injured when projectiles from a homegrown fireworks display rocketed into a group of onlookers, instead of straight up. She suffered burns and other injuries. The explosion occurred at an Independence Day gathering about 11.30 p.m. at 101080 Van Buren Street. A 26-year-old man was treated and released at hospital for hearing loss and a 23-year-old woman were treated for burns at hospital and later released. 4.7.2010

Source:

"3 hurt by fireworks at Ottawa Co. home", 5.7.2010, http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/3-hurt-by-fireworks-at-Ottawa-Co-home

"Ottawa Co. fireworks accident hurts 3, 1 seriously", 5.7.2010, http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/article_99bad686-8894-11df-beef-001cc4c002e0.html

"Zeeland woman, two others injured Monday in homegrown fireworks display in Olive Township", 5.7.2010, http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/07/zeeland_woman_two_others_injur.html

"Ottawa County woman, 21, continues to recover from fireworks accident", 6.7.2010, http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/07/ottawa_county_woman_21_continu.html

"Three people injured by fireworks in Ottawa County", 5.7.2010, http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=123403&catid=14

Olympia. A man was injured after he picked up what he thought was a dud firework and it exploded. The man lit the mortar-style firework on his back deck just before 2.30 p.m. at the Courtside Apartments, in the 500 block of Courtside Street. The explosion was strong enough to shatter the double-pane plate glass of the man's back door. 4.7.2010

Source: "Olympia: 'Dud' firework injures man, officials say", 5.7.2010, http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/05/1294783/olympia-dud-firework-injures-man.html

Omaha, Neb. A man was found in a SUV near 14th Street and Carter Boulevard around 11 p.m. Investigators believe the man was injured as he attempted to ignite a pipe bomb. Investigators said the man have lost a finger in the incident and was injured in the lower leg. 4.7.2010

Source: "Police: Man injured by pipe bomb", 5.7.2010, http://www.ketv.com/news/24143856/detail.html

Oswego. A portable toilet was destroyed by fireworks. The equipment was in the 400 block of Boulder Hill Pass. 4.7.2010

Source: "Property damage", 6.7.2010, http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/police/2467538,2_1_AU06_BLOTTER_S1-100706.article

Padre Island. Fourth of July fireworks gone awry ignited three massive brush fires . It began just south of Bob Hall Pier around 8.30 p.m. At one point the three fires merged creating a super fire that consumed 1,400 acres. 4.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks ignite brush fires off Padre Island beaches", 5.7.2010, http://www.kiiitv.com/news/local/97820664.html

Palmyra Borough, Lebanon County. A fireworks display celebrating the 4^th of July and the 250^th Anniversary of Palmyra Borough, that was held at the Palmyra Middle School on West Cherry Street, went horribly wrong.

The fireworks were set off in a grassy area between the municipal building and the stadium. One of the fireworks did not ignite and discharge properly. It exploded inside a discharge tube, causing surrounding discharge tubes to fail. The fireworks inside those discharge tubes exploded, sending fireworks material into the crowd.

11 people were injured. They include four minors between 11 and 17. One employee with Schaefer Pyrotechnics, who presented the display, was also injured. The victims suffered burns, contusions and abrasions. A 17-year-old was the most seriously injured spectator. He underwent surgery July 6 to apply skin grafts to his legs. - The owner of a pyrotechnics company who set off the display says a faulty firework failed to shoot off properly. 4.7.2010

Source:

"Fireworks mishap injures 11 people in Palmyra", 5.7.2010, http://www.fox43.com/news/wpmt-fireworks-go-awry-7-5-10,0,1125547.story  

"11 injured at fireworks accident in central Pa", 5.7.2010, http://www.timesleader.com/news/ap?articleID=4870502  

"11 injured in fireworks accident in Pennsylvania", 5.7.2010, http://www.officialwire.com/main.php?action=posted_news&rid=174868 

"Fireworks 'chaos' injures 11", 6.7.2010, http://www.ldnews.com/news/ci_15444192 

"Pyro company owner blames firework for injuries", 7.7.2010, http://www.ydr.com/ci_15456247

Park Place. Fire investigators with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue have concluded that a blaze that swept through Park Place Assisted Living Community, 8665 S.W. Hemlock St., on Independence Day was started by falling debris from nearby fireworks. When firework debris landed on the building's roof, investigators said, it most likely ignited dryer lint that had accumulated under an exhaust fan, which then spread from the roof to the attic.

The senior living center's sprinkler system was the reason that the fire didn't spread farther into the building, giving employees and 80 residents – many of whom use wheelchairs and walkers – the time they needed in order to evacuate. 4.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks blamed for Park Place fire", 15.7.2010, http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=127921980420382200

Pasadena. Firefighters were called to the 200 block of Beach Road at about 10 p.m. They found a 27-year-old woman with minor injuries caused by fireworks. She was taken by ambulance to the Medical Center.4.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks injure 5 on Fourth of July", 6.7.2010, http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/for/2010/07/06-43/Fireworks-injure-5-on-Fourth-of-July.html

Platte City. A 11-year-old girl was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition after a bowl of fireworks she was preparing exploded in her family's home in the 1100 block of Fox Run Trail shortly after midnight. The girl was in the kitchen unwrapping tiny explosives called "Black Eyed Peas" from their Styrofoam package and dropping several into a bowl. The blast heavily damaged much of the kitchen inside. 4.7.2010

Source:

"Platte City girl, 11, injured in fireworks mishap", 4.7.2010, http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/04/2063476/platte-city-girl-11-injured-in.html  

"11-year-old injured while unpacking fireworks", 4.7.2010, http://www.kctv5.com/news/24138882/detail.html  

"Girl hurt in fireworks accident in Platte City", 4.7.2010, http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-girl-hurt-fireworks-accident-platte-city-070410,0,4931521.story

Pleasant Grove, Utah County. A fireworks show by Pleasant Grove Junior High started out well, and then all of a sudden fireworks began to fly into the crowd. 4.7.2010

Source: "Firework show mishaps in Utah County", 5.7.2010, http://www.abc4.com/content/news/slc/story/Firework-show-mishaps-in-Utah-County/KRNlHn0RdEqn9SEKNbzmUg.cspx

Portland, Maine. A utility truck carrying some fireworks caught fire on Portland’s East End Beach, shortly after the city's fireworks show ended around 10 p.m. Towers of smoke were billowing in the air, and the trailer was in flames and shooting off fireworks just after 10.30 p.m. A fire technician on the scene told that, during Portland's fireworks show, a firework went off a foot above the trailer, and that's when it caught fire. 4.7.2010

Source: "Fire sparked following Portland fireworks show", 5.7.2010, http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=119828&catid=2

Powell. A volunteer firefighter suffered minor injuries while lighting rockets during the deparment's annual Fourth of July fireworks show. The injured firefighter said that the cause was an unexploded 6-inch shell that became trapped under a live shell. 4.7.2010

Source:

"Powell volunteer firefighter injured by fireworks", 8.7.2010, http://www.laramieboomerang.com/articles/2010/07/08/ap-state-wy/wy_powell_firefighter_fireworks.txt 

"Powell volunteer firefighter injured by fireworks", 8.7.2010, http://cbs4denver.com/wireapnewswy/Powell.volunteer.firefighter.2.1793352.html

Provo. There was an incident during the Fourth of July celebration at Stadium of Fire, where some fireworks flew into the crowd. Six audience members were treated for minor burns and bruises. – Provo Fire Marshal Schofield says something knocked one of the launchers out of place and it was pointing at the croes instead of up in the air. 4.7.2010

Source:

"Firework show mishaps in Utah County", 5.7.2010, http://www.abc4.com/content/news/slc/story/Firework-show-mishaps-in-Utah-County/KRNlHn0RdEqn9SEKNbzmUg.cspx 

"Fire marshall investigates Provo fireworks accident", 9.7.2010, http://www.abc4.com/content/news/top%20stories/story/Fire-marshall-investigates-Provo-fireworks/9Y5uRVhgiUGwerVR93Gi_A.cspx

Red Hook. A brush fire caused havoc at an airshow at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. The fire covered a one-acre section of the aerodrome airfield. The fire was caused by fireworks that were set off during the air show. When the fireworks came down, they ignited in different spots. 4.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks ignite brush fire at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome", 5.7.2010, http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20100705/NEWS01/100705010/Fireworks-ignite-brush-fire-at-Old-Rhinebeck-Aerodrome-

Salinas. The home of George Tanimura in the 1200 block of San Marcos Drive caught fire shortly before 7 p.m., spreading to two adjacent homes in south Salinas in an incident suspected of being caused by illegal fireworks. Estimated damage to the three structures was $500,000. – The fire is being investigated as a crime because firefighters found bottle rockets and launchers outside the home. 4.7.2010

Source: "Fires damage four Salinas homes: evidence of illegal fireworks in neighborhood", 6.7.2010, http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_15446801?nclick_check=1 

San Marcos, Calif. Four adults suffered minor burns when a professional company's fireworks misfired causing an early end to the San Marcos Fourth of July celebration at Bradley Park.

Investigators said the firework apparently malfunctioned, shooting sideways and ricocheting off a caretaker's home in Bradley Park before blasting into a group of nearby spectators. 4.7.2010

Source:

"4 injured in San Marcos fireworks malfunction", 5.7.2010, http://www.10news.com/news/24146908/detail.html  

"San Marcos: Firework injures four at Fourth of July show", 5.7.2010, http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/san-marcos/article_85d254ea-8877-11df-9479-001cc4c03286.html  

"Witnesses recount fireworks mishap", 6.7.2010, http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/06/san-marcos-fireworks-mishap-being-investigated/

SeaTac, Washington. Deputies were called to a house in the 2800 block of S. 138^th St. shortly before 11 p.m. A 52-year-old resident of the house built a homemade "aerial device" by tying together a bundle of sparklers and put them in a tube, then placed the tube in a concrete cinder block. When the device was lit it exploded, sending concrete pieces flying and hitting a 64-year-old man, who was 15 to 20 feet away. The victim was hit in the head and suffered life-threatening injuries. Other pieces of the block struck a nearby car, denting the door and breaking the window. The house and the garage door were also hit. - The man who was injured and the man who built the explosive both live at the home. 4.7.2010

Source:

"SeaTac man nearly killed by homemade fireworks", 5.7.2010, http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/ken/news/97801854.html 

"SeaTac man critically injured in fireworks explosion", 5.7.2010, http://www.komonews.com/news/local/97802929.html 

"Homemade fireworks send 1 Wash. Man to hospital", 5.7.2010, http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_fireworks_accident.html 

"SeaTac trial announcement and fireworks accident top police blotter", 12.7.2010, http://www.federalwaynews.net/2010/07/12/police-blotter/seatac-trial-announcement-and-fireworks

Cross Lake. One man's Independence Day celebrations landed him at LSU Hospital after a firework exploded in or near his hand at about 8.30 p.m. One witness says the man lost several fingers in the accident. 4.7.2010

Source: "Man seriously injured in fireworks accident at Cross Lake", 5.7.2010, http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=12755572

Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A resident near 49^th Street and Judy Avenue put a five-gallon bucket of used fireworks in their garage, which reignited and started the garage on fire. 4.7.2010

Source: "Used fireworks start garage on fire", 6.7.2010, http://www.argusleader.com/article/20100706/NEWS/7060304/1001/news

Sparta. A barn at Reeds Corners Road burned after fireworks set off nearby around 4.47 p.m. Due to the rural setting water was taken from a nearby pond and transported to the scene by tanker and it took several hours to get the fire extinguished. The barn was a complete loss. 4.7.2010

Source: "July 4 fire destroys Sparta barn", 5.7.2010, http://thelcn.com/blog/2010/07/05/july-4-fire-destroys-sparta-barn/ 

Springfield area. The former home to Robert Ashcroft, father of former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, at Ashcroft Estates on Farm Road 159, caught fire. It may have started from a neighbor's mortar shooting into the garage, though investigators are still in question. 4.7.2010

Source: 2 house fires from fireworks, 5.7.2010, http://www.ktts.com/news/97784194.html

Springfield area. A home in Battlefield caught fire when some fireworks landed in a pile of dry bush. The home was near the corner of Sunshine and 160. 4.7.2010

Source: "2 house fires from fireworks", 5.7.2010, http://www.ktts.com/news/97784194.html

Towanda, Ill. At least seven people were injured and two of them were treated at a hospital after two incidents of fireworks exploding prematurely during an abbreviated village of Towanda fireworks display at Hely and Jefferson streets at around 9.15 p.m. 

The fireworks display happened at Hely and Jefferson streets and firefighters received their first call at 9.14 p.m. when a firework exploded prematurely in its canister. Several people received minor burns. But one man's lower right leg was bruised and his arms and face received mostly minor burns, although one spot on his right arm had a third-degree burn. The display resumed and firefighters received a second call of a firework exploding prematurely in its canister at 9.50 p.m. Five people – some of the same people who received minor burns the first  time – were treated at the scene for minor burns and cuts. After the second incident, the final firework was set off  for safety reasons.4.7.2010

Source:

"At least seven injured in fireworks mishaps at Towanda's show", 5.7.2010, http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/article_bd4072da-8873-11df-a27d-001cc4c002e0.html 

"7 injured during Towanda fireworks display", 5.7.2010, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-towanda-fireworks,0,3996811.story

Tulsa. A 6-year-old boy was burned by a sparkler. 4.7.2010

Source: "Medics respond to four fireworks calls in Tulsa area during weekend", 5.7.2010, http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100705_11_0_EMSAme993452

Vancouver, WA. A man may lose some of his fingers after he was injured by the blast of a modified firecracker.

Firefighters arrived near the 7400 block of Northeast 121^st Avenue shortly after 10.30 p.m. to find a man in his early 40s with multiple broken bones and possible loss of fingers. An 8-year-old boy suffered minor injuries. 4.7.2010

Source: 

"Man may lose fingers following fireworks explosion",5.7.2010, http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jul/05/man-may-lose-fingers-following-fireworks-explosion/ 

"Vancouver man & young boy injured by 'modified' fireworks", 5.7.2010, http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Man--boy-injured-by-modified-fireworks-97794509.html

Waco. A teenager (18) was arrested after he allegedly threw fireworks into a group of people which included a 14-year-old girl, in the 100 block of Washington Avenue around 10.30 p.m. The teenager is charged with Abandoning or Endangering a Child and Evading Arrest or Detention. 4.7.2010

Source: "Teen accused of throwing fireworks into a group of people", 5.7.2010, http://www.kxxv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12757078

Webb City. Fireworks were the likely cause of a fire at a home on West Sixth Street, where the contents of a storage room next to the carport of the single-story residence were on fire.

Source: "Fireworks blamed for Webb City fire", 5.7.2010, http://www.joplinglobe.com/crime_and_courts/x383294292/Fireworks-blamed-for-Webb-City-fire

Westlake. A 16-year-old girl was injured by fireworks shortly after 9.30 p.m. in the 19600 block of Coppervine, near Park row between Fry and Greenhouse Roads, while celebrating the July 4 holiday. The teenager was watching a local neighborhood fireworks display when a mortar-type firework tipped over right after it was ignited. She was approximately 70 feet away from the device when it malfunctioned, and she suffered burns to her hands, arms, face and chest area. 4.7.2010

Source: "Teen injured by fireworks", 7.7.2010, http://www.katytimes.com/articles/2010/07/07/news/doc4c348f85df69f596014765.txt

Wheelersburg, Scioto County, Ohio. The Poter Township Fire Department responded to a call that a man had been injured when bottle rockets ignited in his back pocket. The man was carrying more than a dozen bottle rockets in his pocket. One of them lit in his pocket, igniting the others as well. He received 2^nd and 3^rd degree burns to the backside of his body, legs, hands and fingers and was transported to a Huntington hospital. 4.7.2010

Source: "Numerous fireworks incidents in SE Ohio during 4^th of July holiday", 9.7.2010, http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/98119504.html?ref=504

Winfield. Fireworks appear to have contributed to a fire that gutted a garage - and destroyed a vehicle – attached to a home at 4519 Meadowbrook Lane in Whispering Meadows subdivision south around 11 p.m. Remnants of shot fireworks were visible in the driveway of the home and the fire appeared to start on the exterior, roof area of the garage. 4.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks likely to blame for fire near Winfield", 5.7.2010, http://www.newscow.net/story.php?StoryID=4155

Albuquerque. A trailer full of fireworks somehow caught fire in the northbound lanes of Interstate 25 between Los Lunas and Albuquerque. 5.7.2010

Source: "Trailer full of fireworks catches fire", 6.7.2010, http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/local/central/trailer-full-of-fireworks-catches-fire

Albuquerque. A teenager ignited a bundle of popular Fourth of July fireworks at the John B Robert Dam Flood Control Facility near Juan Tabo and Montgomery. The makeshift bomb exploded near him and severely injured his foot. Paramedics feared the 16-year-old would lose his foot, but he went through several procedures at the hospital and should make a full recovery. 5.7.2010

Source:

"Firework bomb severely injures teen", 5.7.2010, http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/local/central/Firework-bomb-severly-injures-teen 

"Firework bomb teen out of hospital", 10.7.2010, http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/local/firework-bomb-teen-out-of-hospital 

"911 tapes detail teen's fireworks accident", 10.7.2010, http://www.koat.com/news/24210026/detail.html

Argyle. A homeowner in the 1600 block of Hickory Hill Rd. placed discharged fireworks in a trash can inside his garage. The trash can ignited around 2 a.m. and caused extensive damage to the garage area, but firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to the house. 5.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks blamed for house fire", 6.7.2010, http://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/local-news/873-fireworks-blamed-for-house-fire.html

Bend. The Bend Fire Department put out four small fires, and three of them were likely caused by fireworks. 5.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks spark small fires in Bend", 6.7.2010, http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100706/NEWS0107/7060352/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01

Tulalip. A 11-year-old boy, who was at a family gathering, was on the beach off Mission Beach Road on the Tulalip Reservation at about 10.30 a.m. when he picked up what he thought was a "dud" firework piece and lit it with a cigarette lighter he also found on the beach. The firework exploded in the boy's hand. Shrapnel ripped through his face, neck and chest. He underwent a five-hour surgery. A team of doctors managed to save his fingers. 5.7.2010

Source:

"Snohomish County boy flown to Harborview after fireworks mishap", 5.7.2010, http://www2.seattlepi.com/articles/422908.html 

"Bothell boy seriously injured after firework explodes in his hand", 6.7.2010, http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100706/NEWS01/707069928 

"Boy warning others after nearly losing hand in fireworks mishap", 6.7.2010, http://www.komonews.com/news/local/97901109.html

Brush Prairie, Washington. A fire that destroyed the church at 13000 N.E. 159^th St. shortly after 3 a.m. was caused by a bag of fireworks debris that someone had placed next to the building. Damage: $281,000. 5.7.2010

Source: "Spent fireworks ignite church blaze", 5.7.2010, http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jul/05/spent-fireworks-caused-blaze-that-destroyed-brush/

Covington, Kentucky. Fireworks are the preliminary cause of the early morning fire that damaged the bell tower and choir loft of St. Benedict's Church in the 300 block of East 17^th Street. Debris from bottle rockets and other fireworks littered the sidewalk and street in front of the 103-year-old church in Covington's Austinburg neighborhood. Damage: $50,000 to $75,000. 5.7.2010

Source:

"Fireworks blamed for blaze in bell tower at St. Benedict's Church", 6.7.2010, http://news.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20100706/NEWS0103/307060043/Fireworks-blamed-for-church-fire 

"Fireworks blamed for Church fire", 6.7.2010, http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/97881874.html?ref=874

Dayton, Ohio. Firefighters said an apartment fire that started around 3.45 a.m. in the front apartment of a three-unit building in the 3800 block of Otterbein Avenue may be the result of someone throwing a firecracker or large firework through the window of an apartment. A couple with his two children lived in the apartment. 5.7.2010

Source: 

"Apartment fire could be result of fireworks", 5.7.2010, http://www.whiotv.com/news/24143541/detail.html

"Fireworks set bedroom ablaze, family claims", 5.7.2010, http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/fireworks-set-bedroom-ablaze-family-claims-797487.html

Draper. Fire officials say a bundle of legal fireworks started a grass fire between two housing developments around 1.15 a.m. - Fireworks are banned in the area because of fire danger. 5.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks spark grass fire in Draper", 5.7.2010, http://www.standard.net/topics/fire/2010/07/05/fireworks-spark-grass-fire-draper?refresh=1

Elk Grove, Ca. Firefighters think "safe and sane" fireworks sparked just after midnight a blaze that damaged two homes. 5.7.2010

Source: "'Safe and sane' fireworks suspected in Elk Grove house fire", 5.7.2010, http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=84985&provider=top

Erie Township, MI. Two mobile homes and a shed were destroyed when used fireworks containers that reportedly were watered down as a precaution still smoldered enough to ignite a blaze just after 3 a.m. A little girl, who was sleeping inside one of the homes, suffered minor smoke inhalation  but family members escaped serious injury when a fireball consumed a shed and the flames leaped to the nearby home. The fire occurred on Fairfax Dr. in the Hidden Creek II mobile home park in Erie Township off Benore Rd. near the Ohio line.

Investigators said it appears the fire was accidental. The homeowners shooting off fireworks until around 1 a.m., then collecting the remaining containers, placing them in a box, watering them with a hose as a precaution and setting the box inside the shed. About two hours later the shed was on fire. 5.7.2010

Source:

"Fireworks blamed for fires in Erie Township", 5.7.2010, http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=7537517 

"Updated – Girl hurt after fire damages 3 homes in Erie Township", 5.7.2010, http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local-beat/Irvine-Blaze-Caused-by-Illegal-Fireworks--97795164.html 

"Used fireworks blamed for blaze", 6.7.2010, http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100706/NEWS01/707069993 

"Fireworks to blame for Erie Twp. House fire", 8.7.2010, http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=12770098

Fairhaven. A Stephen Street house was heavily damaged and a firefighter suffered a hand injury in a fire believed to have been ignited by fireworks at 2.20 a.m. The fire started on the exterior deck. 5.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks suspected in fire at Fairhaven home", 6.7.2010, http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100706/NEWS/7060342

Fayetteville, Pa. Officials are blaming fireworks for a fire that displaced three adults and five children. Investigators say the blaze broke out at 1.20 a.m. when fireworks launched nearby landed on the lawn of the home at 7970 Lincoln Way in Greene Township. The flames spread from the yard to the two-story home, gutting the structure. 5.7.2010

Source: 

"Fireworks blamed for house fire that displaced 8", 6.7.2010, http://www.centredaily.com/2010/07/06/2077662/fireworks-blamed-for-house-fire.html

"Fire marshal determines Fayetteville house fire sparked by fireworks; 2 other fires also displace families", 6.7.2010, http://www.publicopiniononline.com/localnews/ci_15445961

Fresno. Firefighters responded to a half-acre brush fire in Northwest Fresno. Witnesses say four teenagers were playing with fireworks. 5.7.2010

Source: "Illegal fireworks blamed for Fresno grass fire", 6.7.2010, http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=7538587

Fresno, Calif. Fresno firefighters responded to a fence fire earlier afternoon that may have been started by children playing with fireworks. The fire burned about 50-feet of fence along with some debris in the back yard of a home on Balch and 6^th street in Southeast Fresno. 5.7.2010

Source:

"Illegal fireworks blamed for Fresno grass fire", 6.7.2010, http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=7538587 

"Fresno Fire Dept: Children may have started fire playing with fireworks", 5.7.2010, http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=7538581 

"Children may have started fire playing with fireworks", 5.7.2010, http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=7538581

Fresno, Calif. Fireworks started a trash can fire that spread to a northeast Fresno home on the 7300 block of North Recreation Avenue a quarter after midnight. The family living in the home dumped the fireworks they ignited earlier into the trash can. The fireworks ended up setting the trash can on fire. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to just the garage attic. Damage: $20,000. 5.7.2010

Source:

"Smoldering fireworks spark blaze", 5.7.2010, http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/07/05/1996109/smoldering-fireworks-spark-blaze.html 

"Improper disposal of fireworks cause Fresno house fire", 6.7.2010, http://www.kmph.com/Global/story.asp?S=12758204 

"Illegal fireworks blamed for Fresno grass fire", 6.7.2010, http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=7538587

Greene Township, Franklin County. Eight people were sleeping in a house at 7970 Lincoln Way East when fireworks shot from the southwest landed in their yard about 1 a.m. The house was a complete loss. 5.7.2010

Source: "Fire marshal determines Fayetteville house fire sparked by fireworks; 2 other fires also displace families", 5.7.2010, http://www.publicopiniononline.com/localnews/ci_15445961

Harriman. A teenager (16) was injured - mainly in the face - from exploding fireworks. He was setting fireworks off in a grassy area in Fiske Heights. Then something went wrong and the fireworks blew up in his face. 5.7.2010

Source:

Update: "Harriman teen recovering from fireworks injury", 6.7.2010, http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=126283&catid=2 

"Teen injured from exploding fireworks", 5.7.2010, http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=126178&catid=2

Kimberton. July 5, 2010, police and emergency personnel were called at 8.25 p.m. to a home in the 2800 block of Northway Drive, for a report of a boy who had been injured by fireworks.

The 12-year-old suffered second-degree burns to his right hand and minor burns to his face. An investigation determined that an 8-year-old acquaintance gave the victim the fireworks, and that the 8-year-old had received them from a man named Timothy Warden. – Timothy Warden was charged with supplying illegal fireworks to a child, who received second-degree burns when one exploded in his hand. The 24-year-old Newark area man was charged with second-degree reckless endangering and possession of fireworks.

Source: "Man charged in fireworks explosion that injured child", 6.7.2010, http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100706/NEWS01/100706020/Man+charged+in+fireworks+explosion+that+injured+child

Laguna. Improperly disposed "safe and sane" fireworks possibly led to the destruction of two houses on the 9000 block of Lake Way in the early morning. Damages: about $700,000. – Fire investigators believe that legal fireworks most likely started the fire after a fireworks party was held in the neighborhood. A few adults were put in charge of extinguishing and disposing the used fireworks after the party. Fire staff believes that one or more fireworks might have been left smoldering when they were placed in a 60-gallon trash that sat outside the southern house's fence. The fire then grew from the trashcan and spread up to the southern house's garage attic and later reached a plastic storage shed that contained a lawnmower. 5.7.2010

Source: "Possible fireworks accident torches two houses", 8.7.2010, http://www.egcitizen.com/articles/2010/07/08/news/doc4c365f4780e77733730396.txt

Loveland. Officials suspect fireworks are to blame for sparking a grass fire that burned part of a field on the northwest corner of Taft Avenue and First Street at 1.54 p.m. 5.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks possible cause of grass fire", 6.7.2010, http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?ID=28677

Newark. Early Childhood Center of the North Ward on Summer Place caught fire after fireworks landed in the center's yard shortly before 1 p.m. 5.7.2010

Source: "Illegal fireworks displace 26 people in Newark over holiday weekend", 6.7.2010, http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/newark_fires_sparked_by_illega.html

Newark. Five families were displaced after fireworks entered their house on Voorhees Street and set it on fire at 1.51 p.m. 5.7.2010

Source: "Illegal fireworks displace 26 people in Newark over holiday weekend", 6.7.2010, http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/newark_fires_sparked_by_illega.html

Pueblo. Just before 11 p.m., a flying firework started a fire at a home on West 12^th Street. The firework caught an outside sofa on fire and it spread to the interior. The residents were treated for smoke inhalation. 5.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks cause house fire in Pueblo", 6.7.2010, http://www.kktv.com/news/headlines/97834029.html

Rock Hill, S.C. House fire in the 700 block of Briarcliff Road about 2.30 a.m. The chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department says fireworks likely caused the vacant home to catch fire. Damage is estimated at $3,000. 5.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks may have sparked house fire", 5.7.2010, http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Fireworks-may-have-sparked-house-fire-97801144.html

South Mountain. Illegally modified fireworks started a brush fire that came within 200 feet of homes on South Mountain at about 1.15 a.m. The fire was started by someone who taped several legal fireworks together to form one large firework "that would fly in the air". 5.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks start South Mountain field fire", 5.7.2010, http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700045708/Fireworks-start-South-Mountain-field-fire.html

Vilonia, Faulkner County, Arkansas. At approximately 2.30 a.m., four men travelling to work noticed smoke rising from the duplex at 3A Pressly Drive near Sunny Gap Road. The men called 911 and rescued an 81-year old woman and her 23-year old great-grandson from the residence. The men also removed the woman living next door in the duplex. - Fireworks are the suspected cause of the blaze. Officers on scene found several pieces of debris from fireworks, including bottle rocket sticks, on the roof and in the yard of the property and in the neighbor's yard. 5.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks believed to cause house fire; residents safe", 8.7.2010, http://thecabin.net/news/local/2010-07-08/fireworks-believed-cause-house-fire-residents-safe

Wilmington. Just before 1 p.m., a 15-year-old boy in the 1000 block of North Sanford Avenue had scavenged flammable powder from discarded and unused personal fireworks he found in the neighborhood, and he put the volatile mix into a cardboard tube on a fireworks ground display. When he tried to light the home-made firework, intense flames enveloped the boy's entire face, causing second-degree burns and severely damaging his eyes. He is in critical condition. 5.7.2010

Source:

"Wilmington teen sustains critical firework injury", 5.7.2010, http://lafd.blogspot.com/2010/07/wilmington-teen-sustains-critical.html

"LAFD: Boy badly burned and 'could lose his eyesight'", 6.7.2010, http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/07/06/lafd-boy-badly-burned-and-could-lose-his-eyesight/

"LA boy badly burned by homemade firework", 6.7.2010, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/07/06/state/n061931D32.DTL&tsp=1 

"Homemade fireworks blast may cost teen an eye", 6.7.2010, http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_15451539

Yakima, Wash. Fireworks caused a shrub fire that led to a mobile home fire in the area of 12^th Avenue and Spokane Street. Damage: about $48,000. 5.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks cause of Yakima mobile home fire", 6.7.2010, http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/7/6/fireworks-cause-of-yakima-mobile-home-fire

Garfield County. Authorities say a wildfire that threatened 90 homes was started accidentally with a firework. A man was issued a summons for 4^th degree arson for his role in the blaze.

Source: "Garfield County blaze started by firework", 6.7.2010, http://cbs4denver.com/wireapnewsco/Garfield.County.sheriff.2.1790211.html

Hagerstown, MD. Fire officials say smoldering discarded fireworks sparked a blaze that caused $1.3 million in damage to a house at 11006 Shalom Lane in Black Rock Estates east about 2.45 a.m. Spent "ground-based sparkling devices" were put into a plastic trash can near the house and next to a gas grill. The fire went up the side of the house and across the roof. 6.7.2010

Source:

"Discarded fireworks cause fire near Hagerstown", 6.7.2010, http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/breaking/discarded-fireworks-cause-fire-near-hagerstown-97894399.html 

"Smoldering fireworks blamed for fire that destroyed home", 6.7.2010, http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=248572&format=html

Thousand Oaks, California. Ventura County Sheriff's deputies responding about 10.30 p.m. to a report of juveniles who possibly started a 2-acre fire while playing with fireworks along the 100 block of Janss Road found two 17-year-old boys and determined they were responsible for the flar-up. The teens were cited on suspicion of arson and possession of illegal fireworks. 6.7.2010

Source: "Morning Report: Teens with fireworks linked to T.O. grass fire", 7.7.2010, http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/jul/07/morning-report-teens-using-fireworks-linked-to/

Ventura County firefighters contained a 2-acre brush fire that was reported about 10.40 p.m. on July 6, 2010. The blaze burned a hill behind St. Paschal Baylon Church. It was blamed on teenagers playing with fireworks.

Source: "Illegal fireworks ignite a brushfire", 15.7.2010, http://www.toacorn.com/news/2010-07-15/Front_Page/Illegal_fireworks_ignite_a_brushfire.html

Dallas Bay. A 7-year-old boy was lighting "Jumping Jack" fireworks inside the family's mobile home and throwing them out the window. The boy missed when throwing a lit firecracker out the window and it rolled under a bed and started a fire around 1.45 p.m. The trailer on Friar Ridge Road is "unlivable". 7.7.2010

Source: "Update: Child playing with fireworks sparks fire", 7.7.2010, http://www.newschannel9.com/news/fireworks-992750-fire-child.html

Jefferson City, MO. An 8-year-old boy was having a blast shooting fireworks off with his family. He was holding a five shot roman candle along with his mother, lighting it in their hands. When the fourth shot went off, and the fifth shot never did go off, it exploded in his hand. He had a laceration on the palm of his hand. 7.7.2010

Source: "Young boy gets injured by a roman candle", 12.7.2010, http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=481854

Fireworks are said to be the cause of a brush fire on Peavans Parkway. 7.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks blamed for Wednesday night brush fire", 8.7.2010, http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_2a45147a-8ad7-11df-9fa5-001cc4c002e0.html

Fostoria. Two men (26, 25) are charged with inducting panic after they allegedly set off firecrackers on the Jet Express ferryboat. Both men were arrested on July 8, 2010. The 26-year-old told police someone lit a firecracker and threw it at him, and he threw it back.

Source:

"Two Fostorians charged on ferry", 9.7.2010, http://www.reviewtimes.com/Issues/2010/Jul/09/ar_news_070910_story3.asp?d=070910_story3,2010,Jul,09&c=n 

"Fostoria men charged with setting firecrackers on Jet Express", 12.7.2010, http://www.wfin.com/localnews201.asp?id=5258&storyno=3

Fishkill, N.Y. The town of Fishkill has temporarily suspended a fireworks permit for the Hudson Valley Renegades baseball team pending the outcome of an investigation into a mishap at Friday night's (9.7.) fireworks show at Dutchess Stadium. Two people sustained minor injuries when a rocket veered near the stands at about 11.15 p.m. following the Renegades game.

Members of the July 4-Ever fireworks firm were shooting the rockets from outside the centerfield fence. Two of the rockets misfired, punched holes in the fence and headed toward the infield. One of the rockets landed near third base. The other skipped along the ground near second base, bounced over the stands and landed on the roof of the skyboxes at the top of the stadium. Two spectators were treated for minor injuries caused by debris from the fireworks. About 3,000 fans were evacuated from the stadium; the show was stopped immediately. 9.7.2010

Source:

"Errant fireworks cause evacuation at Renegades' game", 10.7.2010, http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100710/NEWS/100719997/-1/SITEMAP 

"Fishkill officials investigating Renegades fireworks mishap", 10.7.2010, http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20100710/NEWS01/100710010/Fishkill-officials-investigating-Renegades-fireworks-mishap

"2 have minor injuries in stadium fireworks accident", 11.7.2010, http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20100711/NEWS01/7110377/2-have-minor-injuries-in-stadium-fireworks-accident 

"Inspector: Fireworks operator not in error", 14.7.2010, http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20100714/NEWS01/7140314/1006/Inspector--Fireworks-operator-not-in-error 

"Malfunction sends fireworks into baseball stadium", 14.7.2010, http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gQnS9yttOOZVDRMk5XrjvViKpNrQD9GURO480

Dayton. An 8-year-old boy was at his dad's house when he and a friend wandered behind the house to a forest area. There, the two boys found unused fireworks. They took one shaped like a bomb, back on their yard. As they lit it, 5 seconds later it blew up, sparkled all over the 8-year-old, setting his clothes on fire. 9.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks explode in child's face", 15.7.2010, http://www.newschannel9.com/news/old-992972-handful-child.html

Lincoln police say the explosion of a illegal firework similar to an M-1000 damaged windows on two homes in the 800 block of Elmwood Avenue. The explosion damaged three windows in two different homes, along with landscaping bricks and plants.

A Lincoln Fire Inspector collected evidence at the scene and advised officers that it was a firework similar to an M-1000. 10.7.2010

Source:

"Early Saturday explosion shattered bricks, windows", 12.7.2010, http://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_9053e32a-8e03-11df-b3cb-001cc4c002e0.html 

"Illegal firework explodes, damages two Lincoln homes", 14.7.2010, http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/98266594.html?ref=594

Wailuku. Fire investigators confirmed that fireworks sparked a brush fire that burned an estimated 24 acres above Happy Valley area in Wailuku on Sunday night (11.7.2010) and Monday morning (12.7.2010). A storage shed was damaged by the fire.

Source:

"Fireworks determined as cause of Wailuku blaze", 12.7.2010, http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/533341.html 

"Update: Fire officials say fireworks caused Wailuku brushfire", 12.7.2010, http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/UPDATE-Fire-officials-say-fireworks-caused/JeWgVK1VAEONMfrP1MBnZw.cspx 

"Officials: Fireworks sparked Maui brush fire", 12.7.2010, http://www.kitv.com/news/24222409/detail.html

San Antonio. James Walker (46) mixing materials to make homemade fireworks was killed when he miscalculated and the mixture exploded just around 7.30 p.m. at the man's home in the 5100 block of Sherry Drive on the city's Southwest Side. Walker suffered severe head trauma and died at the scene. The man's girlfriend suffered minor injuries. – Fireworks are illegal within San Antonio city limits. 11.7.2010,

Source:

"Cops: Man killed making fireworks", 11.7.2010, http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/cops_man_killed_making_homemade_fireworks_98214509.html 

"Man dies in San Antonio fireworks accident", 12.7.2010, http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/7104143.html 

"Fireworks explosion kills one", 12.7.2010, http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/fireworks_explosion_kills_one_98288114.html

South Brunswick. A 4-year-old girl suffered burns and bruises when she was struck in the chest by fireworks set off at a wedding celebration outside the Rasoi Restaurant at 620 Georges Rd. at 12.01 a.m. The father told police the fireworks were being set off in the rear parking lot but one shot across the lot instead of up in the air. 12.7.2010

Source:

"Four-year-old girl injured by fireworks in South Brunswick restaurant parking lot", 12.7.2010, http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/four-year_old_girl_struck_by_f.html 

"South Brunswick: Wedding fireworks injure girl", 4, 15.7.2010, http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2010/07/15/south_brunswick_post/news/doc4c3f2ed9c54bd680924098.txt

Littleton, Colo. Fireworks are likely to blame for small grass fire that broke out near Chatfield State Park, authorities said. The fire burned roughly three acres of brush along South Wadsworth Blvd., just south of C-470.

Source: "Fireworks eyed in Littleton grass fire", 12.7.2010, http://www.kwgn.com/news/kdvr-chatfield-fire-txt,0,4346136.story

Yakima. Bushes were charred at the Taco Time on Nob Hill. Someone lit aerial fireworks on this corner around 3 a.m., catching all the brush on fire. They also lit fireworks across the street on the YVCC campus.

Source: "Fireworks start fire at Taco Time", 14.7.2010, http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/98468469.html

Milwaukie. Firefighters are blaming youths lighting fireworks with setting a fire around 2.15 p.m. that burned the outside of the Sunnyside Apartment Building 12345 S.E. Fuller Road, forcing residents to evacuate. 15.7.2010

Source: "Kids with fireworks suspected of causing apartment fire", 15.7.2010, http://www.oregonlive.com/milwaukie/index.ssf/2010/07/kids_with_fireworks_suspected_of_causing_apartment_fire.html

Chicago. A fireworks scare prompted the evacuation of a portion of the Grand Central Area police headquarters on the Northwest Side. Grand Central District Tactical Team officers came into the station at 5555 W. Grand Ave. about 5.30 p.m. with what was believed to be homemade fireworks seized during the execution of a search warrant. The materials were identified as being hazardous and police Bomb  and Arson unit officers were called to the building. 14.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks and explosives look alike, right?", 16.7.2010, http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=1876113&spid=

Ogden. At 9 p.m. there was a fire in the foothills east of Ogden. Officials say the fire was caused by a number of pre-teen children playing with fireworks. 14.7.2010

Source: "Ogden fire crews battle multiple blazes Wednesday", 14.7.2010, http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700048301/Ogden-fire-crews-battle-multiple-blazes-Wednesday.html

Pocatello, Idaho. A young boy almost started his grandparents house at 760 Hemlock St. on fire at about 10.30 p.m. The boy was playing with fireworks and told firefighters he thought one misfired, but instead it started a bush directly in front of the home on fire. 15.7.2010

Source: "Boy playing with fireworks starts fire in Pocatello", 15.7.2010, http://www.localnews8.com/news/24279495/detail.html

St. Petersburg. A man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s were setting off fireworks at the beach about 10 p.m. They had fireworks in a plastic storage bin. They collected the burnt fireworks and placed them in the bin along with other fireworks that had not been set off. Some embers lit the other fireworks and they exploded in the car, setting it on fire. The blasts blew the sunroof and back window 30 feet away. The vehicle was a total loss. The man burned himself as he tried grabbing the keys from the outside. He had burns across 10 percent of his body. The woman was unhurt. 15.7.2010

Source:

"Fireworks blamed for car blast, fire", 16.7.2010, http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/pinellas/fireworks-blamed-for-car-blast,-fire

"Man burned after fireworks explode in car at Gandy Beach in St. Petersburg", 16.7.2010, http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/man-burned-after-fireworks-explode-in-car-at-gandy-beach-in-st-petersburg/1109316

"Man burned after fireworks explode in car at Gandy Beach in St. Petersburg", 16.7.2010, http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/man-burned-after-fireworks-explode-in-car-at-gandy-beach-in-st-petersburg/1109316 

"Photo shows result of fireworks ignited in trunk of car", 16.7.2010, http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jul/16/fireworks-celebration-causeway-leads-car-fire-inju/news-breaking/

West Valley City. A grass fire at 3833 West Benview Avenue at 2.06 p.m. was caused by two children that were playing with fireworks in the yard of the home. Firefighters had to extinguish the fire. 16.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks spark grass fire in West Valley City", 17.7.2010, http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/49942715-76/fire-west-fireworks-grass.html.csp

A metro man is recovering from a fireworks-related injury. The incident involved an artillery shell. The middle-aged man was taken to hospital with injuries to his hands and head. 17.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks injury sends man to hospital", 19.7.2010, http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/98764489.html

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Authorities are investigating after a firework sparked a blaze in the mailbox of an assistant U.S. attorney. 18.7.2010

Source: "Asst. US Attorney's mailbox set on fire", http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/19/1737017/asst-us-attorneys-mailbox-set.html

Greeley, Colo. Firefighters believe fireworks caused a fire that destroyed a new playground at Scott Elementary School in the 3000 block of 13^th Street. The damage could exceed $100,000. Firefighters at the scene said they found evidence of fireworks on the wood-chip flooring of the playground. The fireworks apparently ignited the wood chips, and the fire spread to the equipment, which was made of plastic and metal. Firefighters found numerous pieces of fireworks at the scene. 18.7.2010 

Source:

"Fire destroys new playground", 18.7.2010, http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20100718/NEWS/100719682/1044 

"Fireworks likely sparked playground fire", 19.7.2010, http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/24310593/detail.html 

"Firefighters say fireworks started blaze", 19.7.2010, http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20100719/NEWS/100719670/1002&parentprofile=1001 

"Investigators: illegal fireworks spark Greeley playground blaze", 19.7.2010, http://www.kdvr.com/news/sns-ap-co--playgroundfire,0,5389050.story

Farmington. A fire, authorities believe was started by fireworks in the Farmington foothills, was contained to about an acre and a half. Police believe they have the men responsible for it. Davis County Sheriff's deputies booked a 19-year old on one count of reckless burning and one count of illegal fireworks. A 18-year-old was cited with possession of illegal fireworks. 19.7.2010

Source: "Crews douse Farmington foothill fire in a hurry", 24.7.2010, http://www.clippertoday.com/view/full_story/8849555/article-Crews-douse-Farmington-foothill-fire-in-a-hurry?instance=secondary_stories_left_column

Norco. A fire in a backyard storage shed at River Ridge Drive set off fireworks or possibly ammunition, prompting the evacuation of surrounding houses. 19.7.2010

Source: "Norco backyard blaze possibly set off by fireworks", 19.7.2010, http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/49499/

Edwardsville. A small explosion left a 34-year-old man with shrapnel wounds after sparks from a metal sharpener ignited a firework resting on his work bench. His neighbor saw the man in front of the house. "He was saying that'd  he been sharpening his ax and sparks set off a firework," the neighbor said. 20.7.2010

Source: "Edwardsville man injured in fireworks explosion", 21.7.2010, http://citizensvoice.com/news/edwardsville-man-injured-in-fireworks-explosion-1.897345

Pensacola. A portion of Pensacola's Bay Bluffs Park off Scenic Highway could be closed for three months while city workers repair a walkway damaged by fire.

About 40 feet of the park's boardwalk burned during a brush fire about 4.30 p.m. near Summit Boulevard and Scenic Highway. Repairs to the damaged walkway are expected to cost between $30,000 and $35,000. Fireworks are believed to be the cause of the fire, which also burned about 1.5 acres of brush near the CSX railroad tracks. 20.7.2010

Source: "Bay Bluffs walkway damaged by blaze. Fireworks blamed for 1.4-acre brush fire", 22.7.2010, http://www.pnj.com/article/20100722/NEWS01/7220318/Bay-Bluffs-walkway-damaged-by-blaze

Provo. Five grass and brush fires were deliberately started with fireworks, according to fire officials. The fires – occurring within a 50-minute period beginning at 2 p.m. – all were started by "ground flowers" thrown from a vehicle. The first fire was started in the Slate Canyon area, followed by a fire in the Rock Canyon area. Two fires at the Y trail head and another near homes east of Seven Peaks Water Park followed. 20.7.2010

Source: "Five 'suspicious' fires in Provo started by fireworks", 21.7.2010, http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/49962380-76/fires-started-fire-fireworks.html.csp

Reno. Someone set off bottle rocket fireworks that landed on the roof of a building on Crampton Street near Wells Avenue and badly burned the roof. 20.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks caused fire on roof of building near Wells Avenue on Tuesday night", 21.7.2010, http://www.rgj.com/article/20100721/NEWS01/100721027/-1/CARSON/Fireworks-caused-fire-on-roof-of-building-near-Wells-Avenue-on-Tuesday-night

Bakersfield. Children playing with fireworks started a blaze in the 2500 block of Lake Street in east Bakersfield that burned several structures and caused an estimated $50,000 in damage. Three sheds, a garage and a travel trailer sustained major damage.. 22.7.2010

Source: "East Bakersfield fire started by fireworks", 22.7.2010, http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x1062112148/East-Bakersfield-fire-started-by-fireworks

Dover. Police are looking for several individuals who caused $20,000 in building and vehicle damage after their illegal fireworks set fire to a dumpster behind Ross Furniture in a lot between 19 and 23 Second St. 22.7.2010

Source:

"Fireworks start fire on Second Street in Dover", 24.7.2010, http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100724/GJNEWS_01/707249886/-1/FOSNEWS

"Dover dumpster fire blamed in fireworks", 24.7.2010, http://www.wmur.com/newsarchive/24382079/detail.html

Front Royal, Virginia. An explosion injured three firefighters who were shooting off fireworks at the Front Royal Volunteer Fireman's Carnival. One of the injured firefighters, a 49-year-old man, suffered second- and third-degree burns to his abdomen. The two other firefighers were treated at the scene for non-life threatening injuries. The firefighters are certified pyrotechnic technicians and were working for Schaffer Pyrotechnics.

The cause of the explosion is still under investigation. Authorities believe six 4-inch "aerial mortars" detonated within the firework tube, or shell, scattering "shrapnel-like plastic and wood". 22.7.2010

Source:

"Fireworks mishap injures three people in Front Royal", 24.7.2010, http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/99156534.html 

"Fireworks injure three at carnival", 24.7.2010, http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2010/07/fireworks-injure-three-at-carnival.php

Salt Lake City. Wayward fireworks went into a crowd and injured several people during a professional fireworks display at Liberty Park. A pioneer day fireworks celebration went awry when one of the fireworks accidently tipped over and nine mortars flew into the crowd instead of up in the air.

The injured parties were across the street from Liberty Park at Herm Franks Park. Several children suffered minor burns and some cuts on their ankles. Two adults were taken to a local hospital.

Two houses were hit by the fireworks, but there was no damage. 24.7.2010

Source:

"Fireworks shoot into crowd, injuring several children", 25.7.2010, http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/49988112-76/crowd-anderson-lake-salt.html.csp

"10 receive minor injuries when Liberty Park fireworks shoot into audience", 25.7.2010, http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700050646/10-receive-minor-injuries-when-Liberty-Park-fireworks-shoot-into-audience.html

"10 injured during Liberty Park fireworks show", 25.7.2010, http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=11712769

Youngstown. Police are investigating a complaint by a South Side man that a neighbor deliberately shot a firework at his 9-year-old daughter that injured her. The girl had bruising on her right thigh. 25.7.2010

Source: "Girl injured by neighborhood firework", 27.7.2010, http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jul/27/girl-injured-neighborhood-firework/

Charlotte, NC. Firefighters were called to an apartment fire around 1 p.m. at the Beverly Apartments on Burnette Avenue in which the homeowner says was caused by a neighbor's child lit a firecracker inside the kitchen which sparked the fire. 28.7.2010

Source:

"Child playing with firecracker causes apartment fire", 28.7.2010, http://www.wbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12884401 

"Fire forces family from home for the second time", 29.7.2010, http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Fire-forces-family-from-home-for-second-time-99537209.html

Dallas. A lit M-80 was thrown into a woman's car and exploded as she waited at a traffic light in the northbound lanes of Hillcrest Road at Beltline Road. An unknown person in a vehicle next to the victim's threw the firecracker into the open driver's side window, where it landed on a bag on the passenger seat and exploded. 29.7.2010

Source: "Exploding firecracker thrown in car", 30.7.2010, http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/073010-Exploding-Firecracker-Thrown-in-Car

Laporte, Ind. Three boys ages 13 to 15 are suspected of using explosive fireworks to destroy public toilets and charged with criminal mischief. Two toilets and a urinal in the men's bathroom at Stone Lake beach were destroyed, as well as a toilet in the women's restroom. Damage: more than $1,000. 29.7.2010

Source: "3 teens suspected of using explosive fireworks to destroy public toilets in Laporte County", 30.7.2010, http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e7eec04c17e44c08b4e29a44b3a13b18/IN--Toilets_Destroyed/

Milani. Honolulu fire investigators say a child playing with fireworks started a house fire on Imina Place just after 6.30 p.m. Damage to the home is estimated at $ 150,000. 30.7.2010

Source: "Fireworks ignite Milani home", 1.8.2010, http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12905556

Okanagan Landing Fire Chief says fireworks or flares may be the cause of a grass fire. 2.8.2010

Source: "Grass fire likely human caused", 2.8.2010, http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-56165-2-.htm

Owens Cross Roads, Alabama. Firefighters from Owens Cross Roads, New Hope and at least one other department responded to a blaze at Ultre-tech Special Effects, a fireworks manufacturing facility, on Moon Drive shortly after 9 p.m. 2.8.2010

Source:

"Fire at fireworks manufacturing facility in Owens Cross Roads", 2.8.2010, http://blog.al.com/breaking/2010/08/fire_at_fireworks_manufacturin.html

"Madison County Pyrotechnics Plant on fire", 2.8.2010, http://www.whnt.com/news/whnt-breaking-news-luna-tech-fire,0,4647620.story

Pocatello. A brush fire at Cobble Court near OK Ward Park is believed to have been started by children playing with fireworks. 4.8.2010

Source: "Residents extinguish two area brush fires", 4.8.2010, http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/article_17f72dc8-a04c-11df-bb13-001cc4c03286.html

Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia. A man is behind bars for allegedly trying to burn down his girlfriend's home with a firework in the wake of a domestic dispute. Fire investigators arrested the 21-year-old man in the night of August 12, 2010, at his residence; they believe the 21-year-old ignited his girlfriend's Stone Hollow Place home about 6 a.m. August 12, 2010. The fire caused moderate damage to the home's siding. Fire crews called in investigators after discovering a firework device in close proximity to the burned area. Investigators executed a search warrant to the 21-year-old man's residence, where they found fireworks identical to the one located at the fire scene. During questioning, the man admitted to causing the fire with a firework device; he remains at the Gwinnett County Jail on first-deree arson and battery charges.

Source: 

"Man charged with igniting girlfriend's house", 13.8.2010, http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/100637244.html 

"Fireworks used to set Gwinnett house fire", 14.8.2010, http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=231439 

Man charged with arson in Lawrenceville, 16.8.2010, http://www.examiner.com/crime-in-atlanta/man-charged-with-arson-lawrenceville-1

Santa Rosa. Illegal fireworks may have sparked a grass fire on Tuxhorn Drive that threathened Meadow View Elementary School and homes along Dutton Meadow. The fire consumed more than two acres. Fireworks were found near the area of origin. 12.8.2010

Source: "Illegal fireworks spark Thursday afternoon fires", 12.8.2010, http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100812/ARTICLES/100819815/1350?Title=Illegal-fireworks-spark-Thursday-afternoon-fires&tc=ar

The U.S. fireworks industry has experienced unprecedented growth during the past decade. The industry estimated revenue from the American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) was $425 million in 1998 jumping to $945 million in 2009. Since 2000, the use of fireworks has skyrocketed from 152.2 million pounds to over 213.2 million pounds in 2008.

Source: "US Fireworks industry doubles in decade", 13.8.2010, http://www.bizbash.com/hive/889/uncategorized/us-fireworks-industry-doubles-in-decade/

Milford police are asking the public's help in identifying the person who tossed a firecracker into a portable urinal at Milford Memories, landing a man in the hospital with a facial injury. The victim was leaving the multi-unit urinal in Central Park when he felt something hit his face. The firecracker then exploded near his eye. 14.8.2010

Source: "Man injured by firecracker at Milford Memories", 16.8.2010, http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20100816/NEWS11/100816002

A boy playing with fireworks sparked a small grass fire near the Scotts Valley Dog Park on Kings Village Road. 17.8.2010

Source: "Small fire burns near Scotts Valley dog park", 17.8.2010, http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15807317?nclick_check=1

La Paz, Indiana. Fire crews battled a fire just after 3 a.m. at a fireworks factory at 701 U.S. 31 just north of U.S. 6. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy smoke and heard fireworks exploding in the building of Fireworks World. 19.8.2010

Source:

"Fireworks world fire causes traffic snarls for U.S. 31", 19.8.2010, http://www.wndu.com/localnews/headlines/101058959.html 

"Update: Fire races through LaPaz fireworks", 19.8.2010, http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100819/News01/100819502&template=247art

Boston. Fire investigators are trying to determine if fireworks sparked a massive blaze at an abandoned warehouse building in Roxbury on Norfolk Avenue. Sources tell that investigators interviewed a man in his 20s who admitted to lighting fireworks on the roof. The blaze was so large it reached nine alarms, prompting officials to call in 160 firefighters from 14 neighboring communities to battle the flames. Damage: $750,000. 21.8.2010

Source: "Fireworks eyed in massive warehouse blaze", 24.8.2010, http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/24744937/detail.html

Moosic, Lackawanna County, PA. A fireworks display reportedly went awry at about 10.30 p.m. at the ballpark.

Following the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees minor league game at PNC Field, fireworks exploded while still inside the projectile tube, which set off other fireworks. Two International Fireworks Company employees (48, 56) were putting on the firework show and were seriously burned. 27.8.2010

Source:

"Two burned in stadium fireworks incident", 28.8.2010, http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/two-burned-in-stadium-fireworks-incident-1.979095 

"Lackawanna County PA injury: Firework accident at PNC fields seriously injures 2", 31.8.2010, http://www.justicenewsflash.com/2010/08/31/lackawanna-county-pa-injury-firework-_201008315387.html 

"Fireworks incident at stadium ruled accident", 31.8.2010, http://thetimes-tribune.com/fireworks-incident-at-stadium-ruled-accident-1.983630

Amarillo. A fire believed to be started by fireworks burned some grassland in the 400 block of West Cherry Avenue. 5.9.2010

Source: "Fireworks suspected cause of grass fire", 7.9.2010, http://amarillo.com/local/2010-09-07/fireworks-suspected-cause-grass-fire

Bensalem. Two volunteer firefighters were driving home when they saw smoke coming from a house in Carver Avenue and saw that the side of a house was on fire. They saved a 18-year-old teen, who did not know that the house was on fire. An investigator with the Bensalem Fire Marshal's Office found that the fire was unintentionally started by fireworks. The teen was lighting "Jumping Jacks", legal fireworks that shoot out colorful flames, in the backyard, about a half-hour before the two firefighters arrived. He didn't realize a bush next to the house had caught fire. 6.9.2010

Source: "Off-duty firefighters come across blaze", 7.9.2010, http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/28/2010/september/07/off-duty-firefighters-come-across-blaze.html

Springfield. A fire started late at night at a fireworks warehouse at 3660 W. Sunshine St. Brookline Fire Chief McConnell said he believed the fire was started after someone broke in and set off fireworks inside the building. 6.9.2010

Source:

"No injuries in fireworks warehouse fire", 7.9.2010, http://www.news-leader.com/article/20100907/BREAKING01/100907017/No-injuries-in-fireworks-warehouse-fire 

"Suspects sought in warehouse fire", 8.9.2010, http://www.news-leader.com/article/20100908/NEWS01/9080387/1007/NEWS01/Suspects-sought-in-warehouse-fire

Stoughton, Wis. Explosion in a home in the 1100 block of Sundt Lane at about 6.30 p.m. Investigators said that firworks were responsible for the explosion. The explosion pushed out the entire sliding door to the back patio. The 23-year-old resident was in his basement when the explosion occurred, causing burns to his body. Adjacent residences are being asked to evacuate for the night. 7.9.2010

Source:

"Man injured in fireworks-related home explosion", 7.9.2010, http://www.channel3000.com/news/24918664/detail.html 

"Man hurt in fireworks-related home explosion in Stoughton", 8.9.2010, http://www.fox6now.com/news/sns-ap-wi--houseexplosion-fireworks,0,3702692.story

Troy. Students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who live in the building were having a birthday party and drinking and lit sparklers fireworks inside their apartment in 2210 15^th St. which started the fire about 2.30 a.m., officials said. 9.9.2010

Source: "Partying blamed in Troy fire", 9.9.2010, http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Fire-damages-Troy-apartment-651104.php

Hazleton. Firefighters had to extinguish a brushfire in a wooded hill behind the Hazleton Animal Shelter lit by a misfired firework. 11.9.2010

Source: "City firefighters quell brushfire; firework to blame", 13.9.2010, http://standardspeaker.com/news/city-firefighters-quell-brushfire-firework-to-blame-1.1008704

El Dorado, Kan. Emergency medical personnel and El Dorado Police and Fire officials responded to the Union Tank Car Co., located at 1802 N. Star, to investigate an injury resulting from a fireworks accident at approximately 7 p.m. Several employees had built and detonated a device made by filling a metal pipe with sparklers. When the pipe bomb exploded, shrapnel peppered the building and surrounding area and a piece of shrapnel struck a 26-year-old employee in the head. 14.9.2010 

Source: 

"Fireworks critically injure man in El Dorado", 14.9.2010, http://www.kansas.com/2010/09/14/1493989/fireworks-accident-critically.html

"Man critically hurt in fireworks accident", 15.9.2010, http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/102943494.html

"Man critically injured in fireworks accident at a local business", 15.9.2010, http://www.eldoradotimes.com/highlights/x1470547191/Man-critically-injured-in-fireworks-accident-at-a-local-business

Ames, Iowa. An Iowa State University student has been charged with felony arson after allegedly sliding lit fireworks under the door of another dorm room as part of a prank. Matthew Joseph Kerns (18) is charged with first-degree arson for the incident, which occurred Sept. 19, 2010, at the Friley Hall dormitory.

Source :

"Fireworks prank sparks felony charge", 30.9.2010, http://www.omaha.com/article/20100930/NEWS97/710019887/0 

"Student charged with felony arson", 30.9.2010, http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2010/09/30/ames_tribune/news/doc4ca493cd390a7535581120.txt

Michigan City, Ind. A Waste Management garbage truck was emptying a dumpster at the Normandy Village Apartments when an explosion happened. Waste Management instructed the driver to bring the truck to its garage in Kingsbury for inspection. While workers were unloading the contents, a second, much larger explosion occurred. The percussion from it damaged the building pretty severely. Fortunately no one was injured. As a precaution, Michigan City police evacuated two buildings at Normandy Village. Federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were called to investigate. Investigators determined the cause of the explosion was illegal fireworks in the dumpster. While the dumpster was being emptied into the truck some concrete, also in the dumpster, crashed together causing the gunpowder to ignite. 27.9.2010

Source: "Two explosions cause damage in Michigan City and Kingsbury", 28.9.2010, http://www.wndu.com/localnews/headlines/103976504.html

Lansing, Kan. An 18-year-old suffered significant damage to his hand while removing gun powder from fireworks in the basement of a residence on 600 block Willow Drive. 16.10.2010

Source: "Man injures hand when gun powder ignites", 18.10.2010, http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/lansingthisweek/x115388899/Man-injures-hand-when-gun-powder-ignites

Louisville, Ky. Three children (3, 13 and 16) suffered burns on their hands and arms when they were playing with bottle rockets and gasoline when gas fumes ignited in the 4300 block of Malcolm Avenue. The 3-year-old girl was apparently burned the worst; she suffered third-degree burns over 25 percent of her body. 19.10.2010  

Source:

"Children burned while playing with fireworks and gas", 20.10.2010, http://www.wave3.com/story/13353552/children-burned-while-playing-with-fireworks-and-gas 

"3 kids injured playing with firecrackers", 19.10.2010, http://www.wlky.com/news-archives/25444657/detail.html

Castro Valley. Police and firefighters were called to the 300 block of Sweetwater Drive regarding a vehicle on fire. A withness said she saw some kids playing with fireworks in the area and the fire captain agreed that was the likely cause of the fire. 31.10.2010

Source: "SLPD Report: November 4 - Fireworks start fire", 4.11.2010, http://news.ebpublishing.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=314:slpd-report-november-4&catid=36:police-reports&Itemid=124

Princeton, Gibson County, Ind. A man (21) is recovering after he lost a hand and suffered other injuries in an explosion at the Sgt. Pepper’s Fireworks store. 19.11.2010

Source:

"Man recovering from S. Ind. Fireworks explosion", 22.11.2010, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-princeton-firewor,0,2218145.story 

"Fireworks store owner names cause of Friday's explosion", 22.11.2010, http://tristatehomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=220086

Utica, N.Y. John Hatter (56), an employee of the American Fireworks Manufacturing Co.,  was seriously injured while detonating fireworks for the city's annual Christmas festival on Main Street on November 20, 2010. He succumbed later to his injuries at Albany Medical Center. - Mr Hatter looked down the tube of a firework at the same time the shell shot out, Utica Public Safety Commissioner Daniel LaBella said November 22, 2010.

Source:

"Fireworks handler seriously injured at Utica holiday event", 20.11.2010, http://www.uticaod.com/news/x1892564570/Fireworks-Co-employee-seriously-injured-at-Christmas-on-Main-Street

"Firework handler severely injured in accident at Utica holiday event", 21.11.2010, http://www.wktv.com/news/local/Firework-handler-severely-injured-in-accident-at-Utica-holiday-event-109601999.html

"Canastota man killed in fireworks accident during Utica holiday event", 21.11.2010, http://www.wktv.com/news/local/Canastota-man-killed-in-fireworks-accident-during-Utica-holiday-event-109710354.html

"Utica police conclude investigation into fireworks death", 22.11.2010, http://www.uticaod.com/topstories/x2106470722/Federal-agencies-open-investigations-following-fireworks-death

North Brazos County. Fireworks sparked a grass fire. Approximately fifteen acres burned before fire crews were able to get the flames under control. 31.12.2010

Source: "Fireworks spark grass fire", 31.12.2010, http://www.kbtx.com/local/headlines/Fireworks_Spark_Grass_Fire_112738639.html  

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