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The operation was by far the largest-known illegal fireworks operation, and the initial blast was heard as far away as 20 miles (32 km) from the site. [17] Both operations were connected to a multi-state illegal fireworks distribution and production ring, and multiple people were eventually sent to prison for their involvement in both incidents ...
The 1986 San Francisco fireworks disaster took place on April 5, 1986, when a massive explosion and fire devastated a city block in the Bayview district of San Francisco The explosion occurred in the three-story Bayview Building at 1070 Revere Avenue, which housed about 125 light industrial and crafts businesses.
The Benton fireworks disaster was an industrial disaster that occurred on May 27, 1983, on a farm near Benton, Tennessee. A powerful explosion at an unlicensed fireworks factory producing illegal fireworks killed eleven and injured one, revealing the existence of the factory for the first time to law enforcement and the public.
A cherry bomb (also known as a globe salute or kraft salute) is an approximately spherical exploding firework, roughly resembling a cherry in size and shape (with the fuse resembling the cherry's stem). Cherry bombs range in size from three-quarters to one and a half inches (1.9 to 3.8 cm) in diameter.
Spencer Grant Anderson, 26, has been arrested on suspicion of starting the Thompson fire, which destroyed 13 homes and forced thousands to flee. Oroville man allegedly threw firework out of car ...
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A 28-year-old Hulmeville man is facing misdemeanor charges for setting off a firework that resulted in more than $4,000 in property damage at a Langhorne shopping center.
Pennsylvania Fireworks Display Company factory explosion: Devon, Pennsylvania: United States: 9 deaths: Factory 1 July 1937: Drake Drug Company fireworks explosion: Nampa, Idaho: United States: 6 deaths: Drug Store 6 November 1942: Rochester Fireworks Company explosion: Perinton, New York: United States: 11 deaths: Factory 1 April 1947 ...