Police Safely Detonate Unexploded Firework Found On Beverly Beach
BEVERLY (CBS) -- Beverly Police had to detonate an unexploded firework left over from the town's Fourth of July celebration Thursday.
An unexploded firework from the 4th festivities washed up on West Beach. The area is closed to beachgoers and West St. is closed to traffic. pic.twitter.com/k9x3qoPTKE
— Beverly Police Dept (@BeverlyPD) July 6, 2017
The firework washed up on West Beach Thursday morning, prompting the closing of West Street as well as the beach.
It was brought to a nearby airport, where police blew it up safely.
Boom goes the Beverly firework that washed up on a beach. #WBZ pic.twitter.com/5dpoL7LYPl
— Brad Tatum (@BradTatum) July 6, 2017
"When they get wet and then dry off can become volatile," said Beverly police officer Mike Boccuzzi.
"It probably came from the barge. The barge is usually 100-200 yards off the water, off the beach. They go off, some of them are duds. Some of them wash up."
In a similar incident, an unexploded firework was found on a Falmouth beach Wednesday and then safely detonated by the State Police Bomb Squad.