Barge carrying fireworks explodes during 4th of July display
Fire broke out onboard barge during Plymouth, Massachusetts' fireworks celebration
Authorities in Massachusetts responded to a report of a fire on a fireworks barge Monday night after an apparent issue.
Plymouth Police Department tweeted that a malfunction caused a fire on the first barge and then a second barge suffered a problem too. Police said the fire marshal is investigating the incidents.
Witnesses told WCVB-TV that 15 minutes into the fireworks show they saw random explosions on the barge.
The Plymouth fireworks barge had a misfire and they all went off pic.twitter.com/ca1g51WdSn
— John (@J_Griff97) July 5, 2016
There were no reports of any injuries.
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