The rush of sunset on the 4th of July, the cool breeze just after as the sky gets darker and darker, racing to find the ...

KOCO 5 Meteorologist Sabrina Bates explains the chemistry behind the vibrant colors of Fourth of July fireworks.

Kicking off on Tuesday, July 4 at roughly 9:25 p.m., the 25-minute event will feature the most “dynamic collection of ...

Fireworks will feature a massive 12-inch shell, lighting up the sky 1,500 feet high. A dedicated crew prepares for the state's largest show.

Fireworks actually have much more technical names than “The Ones That Do That Shooty Thing,” “The Ones That Scream,” or “The Ones That Kind of Sparkle Out.” Before you take in your ...

BLUFFTON, Ohio (WLIO)— With the Fourth of July nearly upon us, fireworks stores are seeing their busiest week of the year. We ...

The same compounds used in 800 A.D. (sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate) are mixed, shaped, and packaged into various firework components, including shells, fuses, and aerial effects.

The radius bloom of the exploding fireworks from the original shell was 3,000 feet, that’s more than half a mile wide. Replica of world’s biggest fireworks shell. Image KFOR.

Shells holding fireworks are loaded into mortars as the fireworks company Pyrotecnico prepares for a show. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff. How he works: To prep, Shea revisits last year’s show.

Excalibur - $259.99 According to Curtis, this 24-shell mortar kit is the most popular in the world. “It’s the most dependable, the best color range and sounds,” Curtis said. “That’s why ...

A Wednesday night fireworks performance at an Alabama festival was canceled after a technician had to be flown to UAB Hospital when they were injured by a shell that “unexpectedly detonated.” ...