Increase in home fireworks use anticipated statewide as public displays are canceled

  • Source: WDDE-FM 91.1
  • Published: 07/01/2020 02:00 PM

More people are expected to celebrate this 4th of July at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether that’s good news or bad depends on who you talk to. Many Delawareans enjoy heading to a local public fireworks display as part of the holiday. But this year, those shows have been canceled, leaving many people to consider holding their own show at home instead. And Assistant State Fire Marshal Michael Chionchio says that’s something his office never recommends. “There’s an inherent risk when you’re lighting something on fire and shooting it in the air, you know. You don’t know if it’s gonna catch on fire or if it’s gonna hurt somebody. There’s just too many risks to safely be able to do that.”



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