A USDA inspector came to the park and found no problems with launching low-noise fireworks half a mile away.
They also had what are called mortars, essentially metal tubes used to launch larger fireworks, the kind that explode into a rainbow of colors in the sky.
ThePrincess Cecile began to launch fireworks to either side.
On 2-player matches, the player that launches the most fireworks will win.
The ships generally celebrated the New Year's Eve out to sea, which gave them an opportunity to launch fireworks safely.
In Rocket Mania, players earn points by quickly and skillfully launching fireworks.
In addition there were reports of people launching fireworks off the levee behind the girl at the time.
On July 1, 2003, people attending a demonstration organized by labor unions launched fireworks and other pyrotechnic devices to attract attention, near the building.
But villagers reached by telephone on Friday denied those accounts, saying that a few farmers had launched ordinary fireworks at the police as part of their protest.
Knoxville: Three plead guilty to launching mortar-style fireworks at African-Americans.