Pyrotechnic incidents

Pyrotechnics have been the proximate cause of many accidents and incidents over time, which have resulted in property damage, injury and in severe cases loss of life. These incidents can be the results of poorly manufactured product, unexpected or unforeseen events, or in many cases, operator error.

This page contains a list of incidents involving pyrotechnic substances.

In August 2006, when TNA Wrestling held its annual Pay Per View Hard Justice, a fire ignited in the rafters where the pyrotechnics were held. Everybody was evacuated from the building. The fire lasted about 20 minutes and the show was continued.

On March 30, 2008, WWE had pyrotechnics go off for the ending of WrestleMania XXIV, but the pyrotechincs cable snapped and sparks flew down from the upper decks to the lower and middle decks. 45 fans were injured, but only 3 needed medical attention from a doctor.

At the 2010 Elimination Chamber Pay Per View, Professional Wrestler The Undertaker suffered burns to the chest and neck area as a result of a pyrotechnic accident. A mistake allowed a huge burst of fire to erupt directly under his feet, burning The Undertaker's leather coat. Remarkably, he completed his match despite suffering second and third-degree burns. The pyrotechnician responsible for the accident was fired on the spot and escorted from the building at the behest of The Undertaker himself.

Margaret Hamilton was badly burned during a scene in which her character 'vanished' in a burst of flame and smoke, a delay in activating a trap-door catching her in the pyrotechnic device during the filming of The Wizard of Oz (1939 film). Her stuntwoman was also injured in a scene involving a smoking broomstick.

A powerful blast razed a fireworks factory 50 kilometers south of the Philippines capital Manila in January 2009, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 70 others.

Keith Moon and Pete Townshend were injured during the taping of an episode of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1967.

...
Wikipedia