August 23, 2005

When Fireworks Attack

I just came across a story from Channel 4 (filed yesterday) that discusses the fireworks incident at Greer Stadium that I mentioned last night.

Read it here.

From the story:

Some eyewitnesses believe it may have been fireworks going awry rather than reports of falling debris.

Initial reports suggest that two rockets collided in midair and falling debris injured 5 people. The heat was so intense, it melted a stadium seat.

I can say from my vantage point that it was a single shot that fell into the stands and exploded right in the seats. It definitely wasn't falling debris.

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I second that. I wasn't there, but several people from work were. Not falling debris.

Posted by: Jill at August 23, 2005 09:40 PM

I was sitting behind home plate. I turned my head just in time to see the firework go off in the stands. I have a hard time buying the physics of two projectiles colliding causing one of them to land where it did. I thought at the time, and still do, that someone snuck a device into the game and tried to set it off during the grand finale.

Posted by: RustyO at August 23, 2005 11:38 PM