Officials promised tougher penalties for illegal fireworks. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green graphically described the deaths in a news conference Wednesday to emphasize the potential danger of fireworks.

Police say gas containers and “firework mortars” were visible in the bed of a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas early Wednesday, killing the vehicle’s ...

Two women died at the scene and a third woman died at a hospital, authorities said Wednesday as they implored people to abandon their New Year's tradition of setting off fireworks across the city.

Wonderful and messy According to Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece, the cost for the New Year’s Eve fireworks was $5 million. From my vantage point on the promenade at Docklands it was well worth it.