Two customers allegedly tested a firecracker inside a regulated selling zone, triggering a blaze that destroyed nine firecracker stalls at Sitio Estaca, Barangay Minolos in this town.

A fire broke out and destroyed at least eight stalls selling firecrackers in Barili, Cebu, after a buyer tested an item.

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has prohibited consumers from bringing lighters and testing firecrackers at designated selling areas in General Santos City. Several vendors have started selling ...

Mumbai: Ahead of the Diwali festival, Awaaz foundation and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) conducted their annual firecrackers testing to verify if they fall under the permitted decible ...

The weeklong conference of the Pyrotechnics Guild International in Wisconsin could end with a bang. Patty Murray of Wisconsin Public Radio reports, members of PGI plan to set off a "superstring" of 10 ...

The Supreme Court’s order allowing the sale and bursting of so-called green firecrackers in Delhi (and the National Capital Region), during designated days and within specified time windows, signals a ...

The following are the interim directions issued by the Supreme Court on Wednesday while permitting the sale and bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi and the National Capital Region during Diwali.

Firecrackers used in the city have gotten less noisy. The most commonly available firecrackers tested by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for ambient noise levels (sound pollution) ...

Ahead of Diwali, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) conducted noise level tests on firecrackers on October 16 near its River Ghat office in Pune. The tests, conducted from four distances, ...