fireworks

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According to the leaked file reviewed by The Times, the LAPD’s internal investigators found Hogg made a “gross underestimation” of the explosive weight of the fireworks that police intended to detonate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

The festival's famed fireworks - staged by Thiruvambady and Paramekkavu Bhagavathy Temple - unfold in four phases, with the main overnight display drawing huge crowds on the seventh day.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Trump and the leader of Iran watching the fireworks together.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

At the stadium of the Argentina soccer team he coached, Maradona was greeted with fireworks, cake and a banner wishing him a happy birthday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Black and white fireworks explode across my field of vision, a shifting, shimmering pattern that blanks out everything else.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen