US EditionInvestigation Underway After Fireworks Discharge at Golf Course on Cape Cod
- On Wednesday around 4:45 p.m., a fire broke out during the setup of fireworks at a golf club in Mashpee, Massachusetts.
- The fire started when a vehicle offloading materials for the permitted Fourth of July fireworks show ignited unexpectedly.
- Pyrotecnico employees assembling the annual display were involved, and investigators observed charred grass consistent with a possible explosion.
- Medical teams evaluated eight people, with one seriously injured person airlifted to Rhode Island Hospital and a second transported to Falmouth Hospital.
- State and local fire marshals, police, and other agencies continue investigating the incident as the scheduled 9 p.m. fireworks show remains planned.
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MSP investigating after fireworks display 'caught fire' at country club on Cape Cod
MASHPEE, Mass. (WLNE) — Massachusetts State Police said it is investigating after a fireworks display “caught fire” at a country club in Mashpee on Wednesday afternoon. MSP troopers responded to Fairway Lane around 4:45 p.m. to assist Mashpee police for an incident involving a fireworks display. According to MSP, a vehicle was “offloading material for a permitted fireworks display” when it had caught fire. According to affiliate WCVB, the compan…
Massachusetts fireworks explosion prompts emergency response at Cape Cod country club
A fireworks explosion ahead of a Fourth of July celebration at a Cape Cod country club has prompted state fire investigators to respond to the scene. The Massachusetts Division of Fire Services deployed code compliance officers and State Police fire investigators to the New Seabury Country Club in Mashpee after a “possible fireworks discharge,” according to a spokesperson for the State Fire Marshal. The spokesperson had no further information as…
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