StoopTroup
7/5/2009, 01:54 PM
We went to Tulsa's BoomRiver last night and was hanging out on the 31st street old train/pedestrian bridge when something went amiss with the display. Some stuff went up and other stuff looked like it exploded right on the trailer. They stopped the show right then and there and everybody started heading Home. Disappointment was abound.
Tulsa Fireworks Show Fizzles
Posted: Jul 05, 2009 7:33 AM CDT Updated: Jul 05, 2009 1:22 PM CDT
A disappointed crowd was informed that the Tulsa fireworks show had been canceled.
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A disappointed crowd was informed that the Tulsa fireworks show had been canceled.
NewsOn6.com
TULSA, OK -- Thousands of area residents expecting to "ooh and ah" over the Tulsa Freedom Fest fireworks display on Riverside Drive Saturday night went home disappointed due to a misfiring mortar. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident that caused an early end to the 4th of July festivities.
A public information officer with the Tulsa Fire Department told The News On 6 that it is believed a mortar misfiring in the tube was the source of an explosion that caught two equipment trailers on fire.
The blaze melted the electronics needed for operating the massive show.
"We were all waiting and couldn't figure out what happened," said Debbie Barrick, a Tulsa resident who walked down to the show with friends and family.
"Finally, police cars drove down the street explaining over their loudspeakers that there were problems at the shack and the show was canceled."
The Tulsa Freedom Fest was started about 30 minutes earlier due to threat of thunderstorm. The 21st Street Bridge was closed til 2 a.m. as crews dismantled the remaining fireworks.
http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=10645152
Tulsa Fireworks Show Fizzles
Posted: Jul 05, 2009 7:33 AM CDT Updated: Jul 05, 2009 1:22 PM CDT
A disappointed crowd was informed that the Tulsa fireworks show had been canceled.
http://kotv.images.worldnow.com/images/10645152_BG1.jpg
A disappointed crowd was informed that the Tulsa fireworks show had been canceled.
NewsOn6.com
TULSA, OK -- Thousands of area residents expecting to "ooh and ah" over the Tulsa Freedom Fest fireworks display on Riverside Drive Saturday night went home disappointed due to a misfiring mortar. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident that caused an early end to the 4th of July festivities.
A public information officer with the Tulsa Fire Department told The News On 6 that it is believed a mortar misfiring in the tube was the source of an explosion that caught two equipment trailers on fire.
The blaze melted the electronics needed for operating the massive show.
"We were all waiting and couldn't figure out what happened," said Debbie Barrick, a Tulsa resident who walked down to the show with friends and family.
"Finally, police cars drove down the street explaining over their loudspeakers that there were problems at the shack and the show was canceled."
The Tulsa Freedom Fest was started about 30 minutes earlier due to threat of thunderstorm. The 21st Street Bridge was closed til 2 a.m. as crews dismantled the remaining fireworks.
http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=10645152