Fantastic Fireworks

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Fantastic Fireworks is a United Kingdom company that stages large-scale fireworks displays in Europe and the Far East. It was founded in 1985 and is based in Pepperstock, Hertfordshire.

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[edit] Awards and Recognitions

Fantastic Fireworks has been recognized for the quality and quantity of their fireworks displays[1]. In 2006, they earned a spot in the Guinness World Records for a rocket launch in Plymouth, Devon that involved 56,645 rockets being set off in thirty seconds[2]. In 1997, it was the first winner of the British Fireworks Championship[3].

[edit] Rocket Misfire

In November 2007 at a fireworks display at Bristol organised by Bristol Round Table and Clifton Rotary Club in aid of local charities a Fantastic Fireworks rocket misfired and landed in the watching crowd. Three people were injured and were treated for minor burns and grazes.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article2752156.ece [1]
  2. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/6105872.stm[2]
  3. ^ http://www.britishfireworks.co.uk/2008/previous_winners.htm [3]
  4. ^ Probe after rocket injures three.

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