--- title: 5 Firework Fails for July 4th | TIME description: If you plan on lighting some fireworks this Independence Day, don't do what these guys did. canonical: https://time.com/video/vYmNaGJ8/ og:title: 5 Firework Fails for July 4th og:description: If you plan on lighting some fireworks this Independence Day, don't do what these guys did. og:url: https://time.com/video/vYmNaGJ8/ og:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vYmNaGJ8/poster.jpg?width=720 og:type: video.other twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 5 Firework Fails for July 4th twitter:description: If you plan on lighting some fireworks this Independence Day, don't do what these guys did. twitter:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vYmNaGJ8/poster.jpg?width=720 --- # 5 Firework Fails for July 4th ## Video: 5 Firework Fails for July 4th [Watch (HLS stream): 5 Firework Fails for July 4th](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vYmNaGJ8.m3u8) (1:31)  _Published 2014-07-03. If you plan on lighting some fireworks this Independence Day, don't do what these guys did._ --- Jul 27, 2023 4:57 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Drone films stunning fireworks and lightning on July 4th](/video/wb2AmMdG/) ### Drone films stunning fireworks and lightning on July 4th [4th of July Fireworks in Washington, New York and Atlanta](/video/tqUj4hyo/) ### 4th of July Fireworks in Washington, New York and Atlanta [The Best 4th of July Fireworks Displays](/video/VbYHox5w/) ### The Best 4th of July Fireworks Displays --- ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"5 Firework Fails for July 4th","description":"If you plan on lighting some fireworks this Independence Day, don't do what these guys did.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vYmNaGJ8/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-07-03T17:44:17.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vYmNaGJ8.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/vYmNaGJ8/","duration":"PT1M31S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/vYmNaGJ8/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```