A recent fireworks show in Michigan that was supposed to last about 20 minutes ended up only lasting 30 seconds after a wrong button was hit on accident.
It will be a busy 4th of July holiday weekend in West Michigan. We have put together a list of over 15 different events for you to check out. There's everything from balloons to baseball, music, food, fireworks (lots of fireworks!), monster trucks and more.
A private fireworks celebration in Novi, Michigan went horribly wrong Sunday night. The medical examiner in Novi says mortar shell tipped slightly and exploded into the chest of Matiss Kivlenieks. Early report said he had fallen and suffered head trauma, but the autopsy report released Monday afternoon said it was the blast to the chest that killed him.
As Independence Day weekend arrives, the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services is reminding those lighting their own fireworks to do so safely.
So it's that time of year when there's a fireworks tent at nearly every corner in Michigan. And yes, fireworks are legal as you celebrate Independence Day, but there are a few caveats.