Town Takes Steps Toward Fireworks Safety
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SYRACUSE - The Syracuse fireworks will be done differently this year after a minor explosion at last year's Fourth of July celebration sent debris into the nearby crowd, injuring some of the spectators.
Larry Hunter, Syracuse fire chief, said the fireworks would be launched from two barges floating on Lake Wawasee, similar to how the Wawasee "Big Bang Boom" fireworks display has been done in the past.
"In this respect, we feel that it will be easier to make a good perimeter to keep people back from it to where we should not have any problem," said Hunter, "We feel that it should be a lot safer."
There will also be a new company setting off the fireworks this year.
Melrose Pyrotechnics has taken over the fireworks display for not only Syracuse but for Lake Wawasee's and Warsaw's displays as well.
The fireworks will begin at dusk on July 5. [[In-content Ad]]
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SYRACUSE - The Syracuse fireworks will be done differently this year after a minor explosion at last year's Fourth of July celebration sent debris into the nearby crowd, injuring some of the spectators.
Larry Hunter, Syracuse fire chief, said the fireworks would be launched from two barges floating on Lake Wawasee, similar to how the Wawasee "Big Bang Boom" fireworks display has been done in the past.
"In this respect, we feel that it will be easier to make a good perimeter to keep people back from it to where we should not have any problem," said Hunter, "We feel that it should be a lot safer."
There will also be a new company setting off the fireworks this year.
Melrose Pyrotechnics has taken over the fireworks display for not only Syracuse but for Lake Wawasee's and Warsaw's displays as well.
The fireworks will begin at dusk on July 5. [[In-content Ad]]