Early morning fire at fireworks store leads to surprise show
One South Carolina community got a huge, early unexpected fireworks display for the holiday weekend when a fire broke out in a fireworks store giving new meaning to "the rockets red glare."
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The blaze, which hit containers outside Davey Jones Fireworks and the House of Fireworks in Fort Mill, South Carolina, sent fireworks shooting off in all directions and kept firefighters scrambling to dodge the explosions while they fought the fire.
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Fire officials told WCNC that no one has been reported injured by the fire and subsequent fireworks explosions and that the cause is till under investigation though investigators do not suspect foul play at this point.
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Here's hoping that, despite the unplanned display, there's still plenty of firepower to treat residents to a grand Fourth of July display.
Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.
