welcome back to caught on camera. i m contessa brewer. for many the fourth of july is a day of fun in the sun and backyard barbecues capped off by colorful fireworks in the night sky but behind that dazzling display lay powerful and dangerous explosive. and when fireworks go wrong, the results can be terrifying. july 4th, 207, port richey, florida. a roadside fireworks stand erupts in flames when one of the explosives is set off inside the tent. cameraman brian farrow captures the mayhem as it unfolds. the scene was pretty much chaos at first. the sheriff s office was trying to stop the traffic because the fireworks were shooting across the roadway and they didn t want anybody else to get hit. i got concerned for my safety. so i went and i parked a little bit further away from where the
i m contessa brewer. for many the fourth of july is a day of fun in the sun and backyard barbecues capped off by colorful fireworks in the night sky, but behind that dazzles display lay powerful and dangerous explosive. when firework go wrong, the results can be terrifying. july 4th, 207, port richey, florida. a roadside fireworks stand erupts in flames when one of the explosives is set off inside the tent. cameraman brian farrow captures the may hem as it unfolds. the scene was pretty much chaos at first. the sheriff s office was trying to stop the traffic because the fireworks were shooting across the roadway and they didn t want anybody else to get hit. i got concerned for my safety. so i went and i parked a little bit further away from where the
colorful fireworks in the night sky, but behind that dazzles display lay powerful and dangerous explosive. when firework go wrong, the results can be terrifying. july 4th, 2007, port richey, florida. a roadside fireworks stand erupts in flames when one of the explosives is set off inside the tent. cameraman brian farrow captures the may hem as it unfolds. the scene was pretty much chaos at first. the sheriff s office was trying to stop the traffic because the fireworks were shooting across the roadway and they didn t want anybody else to get hit. i got concerned for my safety. so i went and i parked a little bit further away from where the explosions were going off. and it looked just like a fireworks display you see at a mall. andrea berkman is shopping
were going 40, 50 feet up in the air. then as the explosion started to get bigger, it started to rip the tent apart. firefighters arrive and use water cannons to put out the blaze, extinguishing the last batch of exploding fireworks. stand is a mangled frame. i went back to the scene, and when i arrived, there was some smoke lingering and there was fire cartridges still on the tables like everything was for sale, that had gone off and it was just all burnt cartridges sitting there. it turned out that the man who appeared drunk was responsible for the blaze. tony glen roger is convicted of first degree arson and sentenced
sky, but behind that dazzles display lay powerful and dangerous explosive. when firework go wrong, the results can be terrifying. july 4th, 207, port richey, florida. a roadside fireworks stand erupts in flames when one of the explosives is set off inside the tent. cameraman brian farrow captures the may hem as it unfolds. the scene was pretty much chaos at first. the sheriff s office was trying to stop the traffic because the fireworks were shooting across the roadway and they didn t want anybody else to get hit. i got concerned for my safety. so i went and i parked a little bit further away from where the explosions were going off. and it looked just like a fireworks display you see at a mall. andrea berkman is shopping for sparklers with her 5-year-old son when she notices a man who appear to be drunk holding a beer bottle in the back of the tent.