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Say goodbye to 2024 with music and fireworks at the Countdown at Cascades at the Adderley Amphitheater in Cascades Park beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31. Celebrate the grand finale of ...

(5 to 7 p.m.) The grand finale of Philly’s holiday season rings in 2025 with the biggest and brightest fireworks show in the area. At the RiverRink Winterfest at Penn’s Landing. (6 p.m. to 12: ...

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COURTESY STATE DEPT. OF LAW ENFORCEMENT An amnesty event for fireworks Saturday at Aloha Stadium brought in firecrackers, fountains, aerials and “cake fireworks.” 1 /2 COURTESY STATE DEPT.

So, what exactly is an aerial cake? Richard Meier, a fire and explosion investigator with expertise in fireworks, said an aerial firework generally is lit on the ground and explodes in the air.

The items included firecrackers, fountains and other ground fireworks, aerial fireworks and even “cake fireworks” — the type of bundled pyrotechnics involved in the Aliamanu incident.

An “aerial cake” firework is believed to have set off a deadly blast at a New Year’s Eve party in Hawaii, officials said. Screengrab from Hawaii News Now's video Explosions that killed three ...