By the time the shell nears its apogee ... Stars are the precious cargo carried by "aerial" fireworks like the one depicted here. An unlit star isn't much to look at—just a dull black lump ...

Maui police recently seized 107 pounds of aerial fireworks, 95 mortar shells and 40,610 firecrackers that were being shipped from the Mainland to Maui through the U.S. Postal Service. In the boxes ...

Conkling: The pattern shell is another recent area of innovation—the ability to have aerial fireworks burst and form a perfect heart or a five-pointed star or a smiling happy face. The next ...

In question are Jake's Fireworks' bestselling Excalibur model, a reloadable aerial shell. They are designed to be launched 40 to 50 feet into the air, where a burst-charge component ignites to produce ...

This led to aerial fireworks in addition to firecrackers. In modern fireworks, gunpowder is used to launch the aerial displays in addition to causing the shells to explode. Fireworks spread to Europe ...

Illegal fireworks include skyrockets, bottle rockets, Roman candles, aerial shells, sparklers and firecrackers. Each violation of Elk Grove’s illegal firework ordinance, or each single dangerous ...

Law enforcement efforts to stop the proliferation of illegal aerial fireworks in Hawaii have led to two no contest pleas and charges for an alleged distributor, according to the state Department of ...

Maui police issued two fireworks violation citations over the weekend to two residents igniting illegal aerial fireworks, police said Monday. Around 7 p.m. Saturday, a witness reported residents ...

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Pyrotechnics expert Mike Tockstein told Business Insider that fireworks are not actually rocketed into the sky. "We don't use rockets," he said. "We use mortars and aerial shells." He ...