North metro police blotter

Illegal fireworks . Someone called police to report loud and disturbing fireworks near Pierce Street NE and 129th Avenue NE. An officer observed the fireworks and spoke with the resident who was setting them off. The 37-year-old man told the officer he purchased the fireworks in Wisconsin.

Illegal fireworks cause house fire

Fireworks set off behind a house in Frederick resulted in about $10,000 in damage to a residence in the 600 block of Schley Avenue on Thursday

Minister defends safety record despite skyrocketing fireworks fatalities

Home Affairs Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici has defended his commitment, launched after the St Helen’s fireworks factory explosion in Gharghur in 2008, to “enhancing safety at fireworks factories with a view to minimizing risks and preventing fatalities.”

Bristol Tennessee tightens fireworks ban

BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Bristol City Council approved a new law Tuesday that will make it easier for the city’s Police Department to enforce the community’s ban on fireworks.

Fireworks disasters | Echoes of a tragedy that killed 6 at sea off Comino

As the Maltese islands are still under shock for the tragic death of four Gozitans in a fireworks factory explosion in Gharb yesterday, a mass will be heard tomorrow at Haywharf AFM maritime base to mark the 26 th anniversary since another powerful explosion had killed mebers of the AFM and the Police corps.