Rather than just a simple piece of string or cord, firework fuses are quite complex, consisting of different layers of cord wrapped around a gunpowder core, which burn with a visible sparking flame.

If a firework doesn't fit snugly into its launch tube, the pressure created by the lift charge will escape, and the firework can misfire. Main fuse. During the Renaissance, ...

A firework is being pulled from store shelves in New Hampshire over safety concerns.

The firework shell is typically made up of cardboard or paper designed to hold everything together. Inside, there is a timing fuse, gunpowder and an assortment of explosive pebbles called “stars.” ...

BUNNELL, Fla. – The firework that severely injured two young boys in Flagler County was a "dangerous and altered" firework that had been stolen from a business in Bunnell, according to the ...