Fireworks are so synonymous with the Fourth of July that they feel as American as apple pie. In actuality, these celebratory ...

The five surviving victims who were flown from Hawaii to Phoenix in January 2025 following an explosion of illegal fireworks ...

While consumer fireworks are illegal in some of the 50 American states, licensed public displays are forbidden in none. Note: Unless otherwise specified, all sources are NOVA/WGBH. 2.-3.

In the wake of a fireworks explosion that destroyed part of a home and left a man in critical condition, more than two dozen ...

Fireworks explode and release lung-damaging gases such as sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, according to the American Lung Association. Fireworks also can startle wildlife and ...

Fireworks are very popular in the United States today. According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, a trade group, there were 213.2 million pounds of fireworks sold in the U.S.—186.4 million ...