Fireworks are used across the world to mark joyous occasions—from New Year’s Day to Lunar New Year to Diwali to the Fourth of July—but behind the boisterous crackle and brilliant flashes meant to ...

A collision on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Vancouver resulted in an hour-long light show on Thursday night after the crash caused a cargo of fireworks to ignite. RCMP said a semi-trailer ...

A woman was killed and nine others were injured following a pre-Fourth of July fireworks mishap, Michigan reports say. The fireworks explosion happened at about 11 p.m. Monday, July 3, outside a home ...

A B.C. animal advocacy group says fireworks exploding in the night sky is an outdated and dangerous way of celebrating — and should be banned. The Vancouver-based The Furbearers group is supporting a ...

NASA astronaut Chris Williams aboard the International Space Station captured a stunning video of Lunar New Year fireworks ...

One person was killed and four homes were destroyed in Los Angeles on Thursday night after an illegal fireworks show went awry. More than 130 firefighters were called to the Pacoima blaze, which began ...

Exploding fireworks killed two men on New Year’s Eve, one in Germany and the other in Austria, local media reported Saturday. A 37-year-old man died in Hennef near Germany’s western city of Bonn. A 39 ...

A fire burned at least four homes in the Pacoima neighborhood of Los Angeles before being brought under control Thursday night. Fireworks were exploding when crews arrived at the scene, the Los ...

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