# Fireworks Mayhem 2026

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireworks-mayhem-2026/1031283
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [June 29, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireworks-mayhem-2026/1031283 "2026-06-29T20:55:20Z")
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### Author: ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireworks-mayhem-2026/1031283/14 "2026-06-30T12:18:02Z")

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> [@Biotop](#):
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> Indeed it has already begun:

This guy in Washington State may have been the first this year.

> [@Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7504):
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> Washington man in very serious condition due to blender explosion. He was in a backyard shed trying to mix black powder for homemade fireworks. Despite the force of the explosion, officials said no one else was hurt, and nearby structures did not sustain major damage. “We’re incredibly fortunate that nobody else was hurt or within close proximity of that shed when it exploded,” [Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Carly] Cappetto said. The explosion caused structural damage to the detached sh…

> [@Biotop](#):
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> So what are the fireworks like in your neck of the woods?

I think I heard a few set off nearby on Flag Day but nothing since.

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