Firefighters get premature 4th of July show after containers at fireworks store explode

MSteck101/Twitter(FORT MILL, S.C.) -- Fourth of July got started a little early for one South Carolina town. Containers outside a fireworks store in Fort Mill, South Carolina, caught fire early Thursday morning, according...

July 4, 2019Updated: July 4, 2019
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

MSteck101/Twitter(FORT MILL, S.C.) -- Fourth of July got started a little early for one South Carolina town.

Containers outside a fireworks store in Fort Mill, South Carolina, caught fire early Thursday morning, according to the York County Sheriff's Office.

The result was a spectacular, if premature, fireworks show.

Authorities tweeted a taste of the unintentional pageantry, showing some rockets shooting into the air while another exploded on the ground.

The fire was extinguished, and photos showed the charred aftermath.

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