Rising rapper 4xtra reportedly blew off his fingers and part of his hand when he lit the fireworks in his hand on the Fourth ...

A man’s hand was blown off in Washington after he lit a cannon during the Fourth of July, fire officials said. The man in his ...

As he held the firework in one hand, he lit the fuse with a lighter. "As soon as I lit the fuse, I had a fourth of a second before it blows up," Musewicz said. His ears were ringing.

Fireworks aren't magic—they're science. ... When the lit fuse reaches the lifting charge at the base of the shell, ... “It’s what we use to create images in the sky. ...

Rocket fireworks consist of a mortar, a fuse, propellant powder, a shell, a bursting charge, and pellets known as “stars.” When the fuse is lit, a lifting charge fires the shell out of the ...

Police have identified two people they believe are linked to an “unsophisticated” and “homemade” explosive device that blew ...

The altitude, size, and display of different fireworks. Images credit: Oracle Thinkquest (2011); ... once your firework has been launched into the air with its fuse lit, ...