Did the tide make the fireworks wash ashore at Jones Beach?
About 2,000 visitors were ordered to evacuate after the leftover shells — some measuring 8 inches in diameter — were found around 12:45 p.m. State parks officials say the fireworks apparently came from a barge used to launch Friday night’s show at Jones Beach. It was conducted by Bay Fireworks of Farmingdale, N.Y. It was the first such mishap in the Jones Beach fireworks show’s 14-year history, said George Gorman, deputy regional director for state parks. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/nyregion/06fireworks.html The fireworks company’s president, Charlie Rappa, said he was unsure how any of the unexploded shells got into the water. The firm takes care to keep track of any fireworks that do not fire, he said. Soaking should have rendered them inert, he added. Here is the report from CNN: http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-43417 Invest
About 2,000 visitors were ordered to evacuate after the leftover shells — some measuring 8 inches in diameter — were found around 12:45 p.m. State parks officials say the fireworks apparently came from a barge used to launch Friday night’s show at Jones Beach. It was conducted by Bay Fireworks of Farmingdale, N.Y. It was the first such mishap in the Jones Beach fireworks show’s 14-year history, said George Gorman, deputy regional director for state parks. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/nyregion/06fireworks.html The fireworks company’s president, Charlie Rappa, said he was unsure how any of the unexploded shells got into the water. The firm takes care to keep track of any fireworks that do not fire, he said. Soaking should have rendered them inert, he added. Here is the report from CNN: http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-43417 Invest
