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The Rockets’ Red Glare

A Walmart store in Phoenix, Ariz., had to be evacuated when someone set fire to fireworks on display for the upcoming Independence Day holiday. Two men and a woman seen on security camera video in the area are being sought by police. The fire department evacuated the store and hit the fire hard because naturally, Walmart chose to put the fireworks near a display of charcoal, lighter fluid, and propane. (RC/Arizona Republic, AP) ...And, one would think, matches and lighters.
Original Publication Date: 26 June 2016
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 22.

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