Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Fireworks

  • With wildly high temperatures, wicked weather and wildfires across the country, there are more warnings than usual posted about fireworks safety this year.
  • (CNN (blog))
  • NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuters Health) - Just in time for July 4th, a U.S. study shows for the first time how fireworks can damage eyeballs.
  • (Reuters)
  • The Fourth of July fireworks display in my family always has a bit of a nerdy side to it.  Cries of "Strontium Nitrate!" punctuate the brilliant red burst of a skyrocket.
  • (Scientific American)
  • Washington is a great place to celebrate Independence Day, what with the monuments, the barbecues, the millions of tourists and, of course, the fireworks.
  • (ABC News)
  • PELHAM, N.H., July 4 (UPI) -- A supply of fireworks stored in a Pelham, N.H., home ignited and exploded, injuring nine people, including two children, police said. Pelham Fire Lt.
  • (United Press International)
  • PELHAM, N.H. (AP) - A fireworks explosion has set a New Hampshire home ablaze and filled it with smoke, injuring at least nine people.
  • (NewsChannel 9 WSYR)
  • People love July 4 and the fireworks that inevitably go with the national holiday but fireworks can be dangerous, especially in the dry season of summer.
  • (Examiner)
  • CHICAGO — A fire chief's demonstration of the dangers of fireworks became a teachable moment Tuesday morning when a canister tipped over and shot fireworks into a crowd, injuring a director of a fire safety group.
  • (Boston Herald)
  • PELHAM, N.H. -- Nine people, including two children, were injured when fireworks exploded at a home on Tuesday evening. Neighbors say they heard an explosion and saw a fireball light the night sky. I just heard an explosion.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Youve seen Jim Souzas work before, and youll probably see it again today. The designer, whose family has worked with fireworks for five generations, is one of the most prolific fireworks providers and designers in the world.
  • (Huffington Post)

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