Malfunctioning drones rain fireballs on fleeing crowd

AV Magazine: A pyrodrone show went disastrously wrong when spectators were showered with fireballs. The incident, which took place in Liuyang, China, saw people flee for cover in panic as sparks rained down.

Inauguration Fireworks by Strictly FX

LiveDesignOnline: Strictly FX lit up the skies of Washington DC for Joseph R. Biden's inauguration celebration on January 20, 2021. And it seems as if everyone is in agreement that the pyro show was a sensational way to close the evening's festivities, with pop star Katy Perry singing "Firework" as pyrotechnics exploded over our capital's monuments and the COVID-19 memorial.

Effects of Recoil Forces From Large Scale Pyrotechnics on Entertainment Structures

Protocol: IN THE SPRING OF 2018, I was working on a pyrotechnics design for a large stadium tour and the usual questions were being asked: Where will the pyrotechnics devices be located? How high will the product go? What are the safety distances required? These are all standard questions for every pyrotechnic design. This project however posed some additional questions since the pyrotechnics were to be mounted high in the structure on horizontal spans, such as: How much does the gear weigh? How much recoil is generated by the functioning devices? The first question was easy to answer, but the question about recoil forces was not as easy, and required some experimentation to understand.