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19th Mar 2015

Video: This is what it looks like when 20,000 lbs of fireworks are set off all at once

Seems like an awful waste

Conor Heneghan

Seems like an awful waste.

Everyone loves a good fireworks display, but not every Joe firework can go out and get their hands on some potentially lethal explosives just to put on a show for the neighbours.

The illegal fireworks trade is, for want of a better word, booming in some parts of the world.

If you ever wondered what the authorities do with illegal fireworks when they seize them, then the video below from Texas might give you an idea.

Video via YouTube/RT America

That’s 20,000 lbs worth of fireworks being detonated all at once after they were collected in just three and half days by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Where the illegal fireworks were found remains unclear at this stage, but we have an idea…

https://youtu.be/uqfxmWbelcQ

Hat-tip to Darren Creaven for the heads up on this one

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