Two barges loaded with fireworks for a summer festival display near Tokyo caught ablaze, forcing five workers to jump into ...

Five workers at a fireworks festival jumped into the sea Monday night to escape a dramatic fire on two barges loaded with ...

Held annually on 30 August in Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, the Omagari Fireworks Festival is recognised as one of the most prestigious fireworks festivals in Japan. It hosts a national fireworks ...

A seaside fireworks festival in the city of Yokohama, near Tokyo, was thrown into chaos on Monday evening after a fire broke ...

Organisers admitted they ‘lost control of the fireworks’, forcing five workers to jump into the sea off the coast of Yokohama.

Two boats launching fireworks caught fire in Japan on Monday during a summer festival in Yokohama, located south of Tokyo.

Two boats launching fireworks caught fire in Japan on Monday during a summer festival in Yokohama, located south of Tokyo.

Video. Two boats launching fireworks caught fire on Monday, during a summer festival in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, cancelling ...

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