Sentence examples for fireworks set from inspiring English sources

One New York celebration didn't even wait for the project itself to go bad; fireworks set City Hall on fire.

Yesterday's fireworks, set off at two sites, were detonated electronically by uniformed pyrotechnicians from a large fireworks company.

In 1858, the cupola was ravaged by a blaze started by fireworks set off during the celebration of the completion of the trans-Atlantic cable.

Only those at the festival will see the band's final half hour, with fireworks set to light up the sky over the Worthy Farm site.

Only those at the festival will see the band's finale, with fireworks set to light up the sky over the Worthy Farm site.

The work refers to a fire started by fireworks set off by a provincial government official, which resulted in the death of a firefighter.

She added, "We also have reports of people setting off fireworks, setting fires, and flipping over news vans within a mile of the same demonstration.

The British forces threatening to dismember the union would bring their own fireworks — setting the White House, the Capitol and other public buildings ablaze later that summer.

In February a cameraman covering a protest in Rio de Janeiro died after being struck by a firework set off by two of the group's members.

In February a television cameraman covering a protest in Rio de Janeiro died after being struck by a firework set off by two "Black Blocs", members of an anarchist group.

Someone ignited a flare or a firework, setting off the stampede, said Deputy Mayor Miguel Ángel Villanueva.