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Investigation Underway After Fireworks Discharge at Golf Course on Cape Cod
MASHPEE, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 2 – Four Pyrotecnico crew members were injured during a premature fireworks explosion at New Seabury Golf Course, with one seriously burned and others treated on site, officials said.
- On Wednesday afternoon, a premature fireworks explosion occurred at New Seabury Country Club, a golf course in Mashpee, Massachusetts.
- The incident happened during assembly for a permitted Fourth of July fireworks show scheduled for 9 p.m., when a vehicle offloading fireworks caught fire.
- Pyrotecnico, the company responsible for the display, reported that a crew member was injured and that several fireworks cases ignited on the ground, prompting emergency responses.
- Eight people were evaluated by medical teams, one seriously injured person was airlifted to Rhode Island Hospital, and another with minor injuries was taken to Falmouth Hospital.
- State police, fire marshals, and code compliance officers launched an ongoing investigation into the cause and safety of the fireworks discharge at the golf course.
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2 injured in fireworks mishap at Mashpee country club
MASHPEE, Mass. (WPRI) — A professional fireworks display that prematurely exploded at a Mashpee country club sent two workers to the hospital Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities. The Mashpee Fire Department said workers were setting up the annual Fourth of July fireworks display on the New Seabury Country Club golf course when it started exploding. Footage shared with 12 News shows fireworks igniting low to the ground surrounded by a p…
MSP investigating after fireworks display 'caught fire' at country club on Cape Cod
MASHPEE, Mass. (WLNE) — Massachusetts State Police said it is investigating after a fireworks display “caught fire” at a country club in Mashpee on Wednesday afternoon. MSP troopers responded to Fairway Lane around 4:45 p.m. to assist Mashpee police for an incident involving a fireworks display. According to MSP, a vehicle was “offloading material for a permitted fireworks display” when it had caught fire. According to affiliate WCVB, the compan…
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