Fireworks Disaster in Altea Fiesta Leaves 27 Injured
Emergency crews treated 27 injured spectators, and 11 patients were transferred to a burns unit after the Castell de l'Olla display failed.
- A firework at the Castell de l'Olla festival in Alicante went off course and injured 27 people during the event's 40th anniversary celebration.
- Fourteen injured individuals were taken to the hospital, with eleven admitted to the Burns Unit at the General University Hospital of Alicante.
- The malfunction occurred when a firework shell launched from a sea platform exploded over spectators instead of the sea, causing panic and injuries.
- Emergency services responded quickly, and organizers along with safety officials are investigating the incident to determine the cause.
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: Traditional Fireworks Show in Spain Goes Horribly Wrong When a Pyrotechnic Device Veers Off-Course and Hits the Audience – 27 People Injured * The Gateway Pundit * by Paul Serran
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Tens of thousands travel every year for this celebration. The crowning conclusion will be a disaster this time.
VIDEO - What was supposed to be a moment of joy turned to panic near Alicante in Spain, on the night of Saturday 8 to Sunday 9 August.
Dangerous ricochet: A fireworks rocket flew into a crowd on Sunday night on a Spanish beach. Pyrotechnics exploded in the audience. 27 spectators were injured.
During the Castell de l'Olla in Altea, on the night of August 8-9, 2026, a pyrotechnic device deviated, wounding 27 people. Fourteen were hospitalized, eleven of them for serious burns. The incident caused...
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