Friday
Jul062012
Worst 4th of July Ever Feature: The 15-Second Fireworks Display (McAllister)
Friday, July 6, 2012 at 7:17Americans love their fireworks on Independence Day, but it is possible to have too much of a good thing. That's what spectators got on July 4 in San Diego, California, when an errant computer triggered every rocket in the city's annual display to launch at once.
The pyrotechnics were meant to last 18 minutes. Instead, the whole show was over in roughly 15 seconds, after a deafening display that saw all five launch sites blast their missiles into the air simultaneously.
"We apologize for the brevity of the show," the Port of San Diego said in a statement.