No further information was available, Gingerella said Thursday. Mortar-type fireworks launch out of cylindrical tubes. They were associated with most of the 11 fireworks-related deaths that took ...

The mortar then exploded before leaving the tube, causing “fatal damage to ... “This is a grave reminder of the dangers of fireworks. We encourage all parents and families to have ...

which contained 118 mortar shells to be used to set off fireworks. Post Office officials notified police Sept. 7 that there was a partially torn box with black plastic tubes visible. The shipping ...

He lit a firework and dropped it inside the tube, however, it exploded inside ... “We don’t know where these mortars came from. We don’t know if they’re legal or illegal,” Cappetto ...

Colorado Springs police confirmed that the "mortars" found at the scene of a grass fire early Sunday in the 3600 block of Oro ...

Just before 1:00 on Sunday morning Colorado Springs Police responded to Oro Blanco Drive, in the northeast part of the ...

Most fireworks are launched from rows of steel tubes secured in troughs of sand. The tubes, or "mortars," are three times as long as the firework shells but have the same diameter. If a firework ...

Colorado Springs police confirmed that the "mortars" found at the scene of a grass fire early Sunday in the 3600 block of Oro Blanco Drive were mortar-style fireworks. The discovery, which took ...