The San Diego fireworks show was far less than spectacular this 4th of July. Due to a glitch, the entire show lasted 15 seconds as the fireworks exploded before the show was even set to begin.
Thousands of people camped out to watch the Big Bay Boom in San Diego's Glorietta Bay on Wednesday night. At least those who camped up got to see every single firework go off within 15 seconds. Latecomers who came to see the show when it was set to start at 9 p.m were left confused as they had already missed the show that would have lasted close to 20 minutes, NBC San Diego reported.
At 8:55 p.m., five minutes before the show was set to start, hundreds of fireworks shot into the air, resulting in a large rumble throughout the downtown San Diego area. The whole show that would have lasted 18 minutes lasted less than 15 seconds. At around 9:20 p.m, those who had missed the sudden burst were told to go home as the entire show had already gone off.
Port District authorities called the incident a "technical difficulty." The Port of San Diego Tweeted "We sincerely apologize for the technical glitch that affected the #BigBayBoom. Event producers are currently investigating the cause."
The Big Bay Boom is one of the largest fireworks shows in the country, bringing in around 500,000 visitors. The fireworks shoot off of five barges in the San Diego Bay. This year's show was advertised to be "bigger and more intense than in past years." It certainly was intense as every single firework of the show went off in one go.
Some viewers thought that the barges had exploded since the explosion was so loud and bright. No injuries were reported.
For those who spent hours camping out, the fluke was a huge upset. "I waited 3hrs in the cold and payd $12 for parking & got one little explosion?" tweeted @aj521z, as quoted by the Los Angeles Times.
However it may have been even more upsetting to the guests who came from out-of-town and stayed in one of the bayside hotels just to watch the spectacle. "This was my first visit to SD bay on the 4th. There normally are fireworks, right? #BigBayBoom" tweeted Tom Fudge.
A statement on the Big Bay Boom website said "The Garden State Fireworks team will be working throughout the night to determine what technical problem caused the entire show to be launched in about 15 seconds. We apologize for the brevity of the show and the technical difficulties."
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