The color in fireworks come from metal salts, which are made up of metal and non-metal atoms that create pure, intense colors when burned (they burn via a range of other chemical compounds and ...

(It’s fireworks time in America. To celebrate, we’re republishing this fascinating article from 2015 by Inverse‘s Sean Hutchinson.) Back in the day, 4th of July fireworks were just simple, cathartic ...

The night sky will light up this Fourth of July weekend with dozens of fireworks celebrations across the Kansas City metro. The largest — and possibly the loudest — is likely to take place Saturday ...

Back in the day, 4th of July fireworks were just simple, cathartic bursts of color seen through a haze of beer and patriotic tears. Now fickle Independence Day crowds demand a more sophisticated ...

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A fireworks distributor in Pennsylvania and two other states has recalled nearly 1,700 explosives that were "overloaded with pyrotechnics" and could be hazardous, the Consumer Product Safety Board ...

This type of firework is where a shell is loaded into a tube one at a time. When lit, it launches a large firework into the air. Proper use of this type of firework is key. "Make sure you pay ...

A fireworks company said bad fireworks appear to have caused a blast that injured more than three dozen people at a show in Simi Valley and triggered problems at another of its Fourth of July events.