Pyrotechnics mishap hurts 37
From Times Wire Services
A Fourth of July fireworks shell misfired in the northeastern Iowa town of Charles City, sending a fireball skidding down a street into a crowd of spectators and injuring 37 people. Most suffered minor injuries, officials said.
It appears that there was a misfire involving 13 racks of fireworks tubes during the finale of the city-sponsored show. The state fire marshal’s office is investigating.
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