When most of us think "fireworks," we think of brilliant bursts of light and color we've seen paint a night sky. But such bursts are merely the spectacular end of fireworks that likely took ...

Southington man charged with making illegal fireworks was seriously injured by one of his own Another incident involved a 43-year-old who was lighting a mortar-style device when the tube tipped ...

Because the static electricity in synthetic clothing can create sparks capable of detonating fireworks, those who make shells must stick ... within the launch tube a "flowerpot." ...

Witnesses said he’d been lighting a mortar firework, which is a shell firework put into a tube and fired off, when it exploded early in his hands. He suffered injuries to his head and hands ...

This year’s production in Seattle will feature more than 7,000 pounds of fireworks ... and then it’s ready to go into the firing tube. Every shell is labeled with a color and effect.