Current:Home > MarketsMultiple people injured after Utah fireworks show malfunctions-LoTradeCoin
Multiple people injured after Utah fireworks show malfunctions
View Date:2024-12-24 07:11:36
Several people were injured during the opening ceremony of the "Stadium of Fire," an annual Utah event celebrating the 4th of July, CBS News affiliate KUTV reported Thursday.
The celebration, which included a jet flyover, a skydiving display and a performance by the Jonas Brothers, was held at Brigham Young University's LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo.
Janna-Lee Holland, the public information officer for the Provo Police Department, told KUTV that fireworks misfired and shot into the audience, injuring several people. Holland did not provide any information about the number of injuries reported, but video shared by KUTV on social media shows fireworks veering off and striking the crowd.
When contacted by CBS News on Friday, the Provo Police Department directed all inquiries about the incident, including questions about injuries, to event organizer Freedom Festival. Freedom Festival did not respond to a request for comment from CBS News, but told KUTV in a statement that "safety is of the utmost importance to us."
"All pyrotechnics are thoroughly checked before the show, and were rechecked after the incident," the organizers told KUTV. "Our thoughts are with those who are impacted by the incident and we are following up with them to make sure they are okay."
The Stadium of Fire was paused, but ultimately continued after the fireworks mishap, according to KUTV.
- In:
- 4th of July
- Utah
- July 4th
Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use.
TwitterveryGood! (1834)
Related
- Beyoncé nominated for album of the year at Grammys — again. Will she finally win?
- Tourist filmed carving his fiancée's name onto the Colosseum: A sign of great incivility
- 350 migrants on the boat that sank off Greece were from Pakistan. One village lost a generation of men.
- Ava Phillippe's New Blunt Bangs Make Her Look Even More Like Mom Reese Witherspoon
- Prominent conservative lawyer Ted Olson, who argued Bush recount and same-sex marriage cases, dies
- Coolio's Cause of Death Revealed
- Time-lapse images show bus-sized asteroid zoom very close to Earth at over 2,000 mph
- Kids Born Today Could Face Up To 7 Times More Climate Disasters
- 15 new movies you'll want to stream this holiday season, from 'Emilia Perez' to 'Maria'
- Myanmar says it burned nearly half-billion dollars in seized illegal drugs
Ranking
- Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison
- Professor, 2 students stabbed in gender issues class at Canadian university; suspect in custody
- Climate Change Is Driving Deadly Weather Disasters From Arizona To Mumbai
- MrBeast YouTuber Chris Tyson Is Undergoing Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Jennifer Garner Details Navigating Grief 7 Months After Death of Her Dad William Garner
- 9 in 10 cars now being sold in Norway are electric or hybrid
- Satellite Photos Show Just How Bad The Flooding From Ida Has Been In New Jersey
- Here's why a lot of South Koreans suddenly just found themselves a year or two younger
Recommendation
-
Burger King's 'Million Dollar Whopper' finalists: How to try and vote on your favorite
-
Another Major Heat Wave Is Bringing Triple-Digit Temps To The Pacific Northwest
-
The Federal Government Sells Flood-Prone Homes To Often Unsuspecting Buyers, NPR Finds
-
Heat is killing workers in the U.S. — and there are no federal rules to protect them
-
'Joker 2' actor pans DC sequel as the 'worst film' ever: 'It has no plot'
-
California's Dixie Fire Is Now The 2nd Largest In State History
-
Woman loses leg after getting it trapped in Bangkok airport's moving walkway
-
Argentina's junta used a plane to hurl dissident mothers and nuns to their deaths from the sky. Decades later, it returned home from Florida.