Fireworks Error Sets Off Entire Show at Once (VIDEO)

Friday, 06 July 2012 | by Pat's Picks

It was fun while it lasted. San Diego’s fireworks show on July 4th was supposed to be 18 minutes long. But thanks to a mistake with the system that times the fireworks to music, all 20,000 shells were ignited in the space of just 15 seconds.

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