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Fire breaks out at Yokohama fireworks festival
A seaside fireworks festival in the city of Yokohama, near Tokyo, was thrown into chaos on Monday evening after a fire broke out on launch barges.
Fire erupts on fireworks barges at Japan Yokohama festival
A spectacular summer fireworks festival in Yokohama turns chaotic when two launch barges burst into flames on the evening of August 04, 2025. This forces workers at the barges to immediately
Japan: Barges carrying fireworks catch fire off Yokohama coast; 5 workers flee into sea
Two barges loaded with fireworks for a summer festival display near Tokyo caught ablaze, forcing five workers to jump into the sea, officials said. Aerial footage by public broadcaster NHK on Monday night showed one of the vessels ablaze in the sea off Yokohama — a city south of Tokyo — with pink and white sparks flying in all directions.
Probe begins into fire on barges at Yokohama fireworks festival
Authorities have begun an investigation into a fire that broke out on two barges at a seaside fireworks festival in the city of Yokohama, near Tokyo.
Video. Two fireworks boats catch fire during Yokohama festival
Video. Two boats launching fireworks caught fire on Monday, during a summer festival in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, cancelling the event halfway.
Fire breaks out on fireworks barge at Yokohama festival near Tokyo
A fire broke out on a fireworks launch barge during a festival in Yokohama near Tokyo on Monday night, prompting spectators to cal
Fire breaks out on fireworks barges at Yokohama festival
Launch barges were set ablaze in Japan's Yokohama on Monday (August 4) after fireworks landed on them during a festival.
Japanese firework festival ends with barges on fire
A firework festival in Japan’s Yokohama went awry on Monday when fireworks landed on the barges they were being launched from, setting two of the barges on fire. The event organizer told police a fireworks launch system went out of control,
Fireworks barge catches fire during display in Japan
A fireworks barge caught fire during a display in Japan, sparking panic among spectators and forcing the event to be cut short. Police responded to reports of a barge fire during the Minato Mirai Smart Festival 2025 fireworks display in the Minato Mirai district of Yokohama on August 4.
Fireworks ignite as blaze hits Japanese festival launch boats
Fireworks ignite as blaze hits Japanese festival launch boats. Explore more. 27 minutes ago. Fireworks. Japan. Share. Save. British Broadcasting Corporation
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Yokohama fireworks event organizer apologizes over fire, wants third-party investigation

The organizing committee of a fireworks festival here that was canceled halfway through after a fire broke out on a barge has ...
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Fire at Yokohama fireworks event injures one crew member

Five people on one of the barges that caught fire were rescued after jumping into the water, with one of them taken to the ...

Watch: Fireworks ignite as blaze hits Japanese festival launch boats

Launch barges caught fire after pyrotechnics landed on them during a summer fireworks festival in Japan's city Yokohama on ...
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Fireworks Ablaze

FIREWORKS ABLAZE. This photo taken on Monday shows a burning fireworks vessel (background, bottom center) after it caught ...
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Port Closure Delays Celebrity Cruise Ship, Embarkation Impacted

Celebrity Millennium was delayed for several hours returning to Yokohama due to a fireworks barge fire that closed the port.

Fireworks Accident Sets Barge on Fire: Video

One of the barges serving as a launch platform for the fireworks had caught fire. All five workers on board jumped into the ...

Sparks fly as festival barges catch fire

Two barges loaded with fireworks for a summer festival display near Tokyo caught ablaze, forcing five workers to jump into ...