The color in fireworks come from metal salts, which are made up of metal and non-metal atoms that create pure, intense colors when burned (they burn via a range of other chemical compounds and ...

(WVNS) — 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 perfect spot to watch the firework show. The crowd growing as chatter ...

With the 4 th of July upon us, towns big and small across the US will once again engage in an almost never-ending round of pyrotechnic displays that will draw plenty of oohs and aahs. The largest, ...

Gary Souza learned how to play with fire when he was 12. His father, who ran the family’s California-based fireworks business, would drive out to the countryside to test new shells, taking young Gary ...

J&M Displays employee Callie Williams works on wiring fireworks for the Freedom Festival fireworks on the Second Avenue bridge in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) Buy Photo CEDAR ...

(STACKER/WFXR)– It’s hard to imagine there’s a person in America who doesn’t have at least a few childhood memories associated with fireworks. Thunderously loud, dazzlingly bright, and of course, that ...