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Fireworks display goes wrong in Japan as pyrotechnics set fire to launch barges
Two boats launching fireworks caught fire in Japan on Monday during a summer festival in Yokohama, located south of Tokyo. Roughly 20 minutes in the event, the music stopped and the officials announced the event was cancelled "due to safety concerns.
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 Monday evening.
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 sea and were rescued by the coast guard, with one being transported to the hospital with minor injuries. No other injuries were reported.
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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
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Japan: Fire during fireworks show forces five men into the sea
Five workers at a fireworks festival jumped into the sea Monday night to escape a dramatic fire on two barges loaded with rockets in Tokyo Bay.
Fireworks disaster: Boats with 20,000 rockets catch fire in Japan
A fireworks show went spectacularly wrong in Japan on Monday. During the 'Minato Mirai Smart Festival', two boats with 20,000 rockets on board caught fire. The event had to be canceled after just 40 minutes.
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