Accidents, the search for immortality, and war may have all played roles in the development of these aerial attractions. Here ...

Fireworks displays on Independence Day are created by the combination of different metal salts, which emit light at unique ...

A gargantuan fireworks detonation likely caused by someone smoking a cigarette obliterated several homes and injured five people in an island community in Washington state this week, according to ...

A 37-year-old New York man died after a mortar-style firework exploded in his face during a Fourth of July celebration at his ...

A California man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter nearly a year after prosecutors say illegal fireworks killed ...

A California man faces up to six years in prison for involuntary manslaughter after the Fourth of July incident ...

The final Melaleuca Freedom Celebration went out with a bang as 18,915 firework shells lit up the sky over Snake River ...

An Orange County man was charged with involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday, nearly a year after an 8-year-old girl died from ...

Flash! Bang! Boom! A History of Fireworks” tells the story of fireworks from the earliest Chinese inventions to today’s choreographed pyrotechnic displays.

While Escambia and Santa Rosa allows fireworks on July 4, the city of Pensacola prohibits their use within the city limit.

A new study finds Ohio is the No. 1 highest-risk state in the country for backyard firework accidents. Here's why.