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Baldwin Park cancels fireworks at Independence Day event after pyrotechnician cites safety concerns
Summary
City staff said the planned fireworks were canceled at the July Independence Day event after the pyrotechnician and a fire marshal determined the display could not be set off at a safe distance; the event continued with music, performers and family activities.
Armando Nava, program supervisor for the City of Baldwin Park, told the Parks and Recreation Commission that the city’s July Independence Day program at Sierra Vista High School proceeded without a fireworks display after the pyrotechnician and a fire marshal judged the set-up unsafe.
Nava said the technician reported that some fireworks were "not…
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