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Topic # 46702 7-Nov-2009 21:33
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Courtesy of the public fireworks display tonight in Whakatane, where things didn't go quite as planned...

Big pic, so click here

Sorry about the poor quality pic; I only had my phone on-hand.

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  Reply # 270947 7-Nov-2009 22:25
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One word can sum that up.

Bugger.




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  Reply # 270952 7-Nov-2009 22:51
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They don't call them fireworks for nothing...

Fire. Works.

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  Reply # 270959 8-Nov-2009 00:11
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HiK1000716: One word can sum that up.

Bugger.



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  Reply # 270961 8-Nov-2009 00:38
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Kraven: They don't call them fireworks for nothing...

Fire. Works.


Yea, otherwise they'd be called firefails!



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  Reply # 270971 8-Nov-2009 07:53
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Heheh. Still, it was a bit of excitement; that doesn't happen every day. There's nothing about it on any of the local news sites I know of... they must still be asleep :P

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  Reply # 270984 8-Nov-2009 10:15
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News links:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10608007

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/fireworks-display-malfunctions-3118353

http://news.yahoo.co.nz/a/-/mp/6444663/fireworks-display-causes-fires/

and a few Youtube vids:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2g7b6mVYCA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJTgl3XjIE0

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