Aerial fireworks ‘cake bomb’ kills 3, injures 20 others in Aliamanu
Three people died and 20 others were injured after an aerial fireworks "cake bomb" tipped onto its side and shot into a nearby garage, igniting a cache of other fireworks and causing a large explosion that killed two on the spot during a large New Year's Eve party at Keaka Drive.
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Courtesy drone footage shows the New Year's Eve fireworks explosion involving illegal aerials that killed three people and injured 20 others.
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A blown out window is seen in the aftermath of an accidental fireworks explosion at a house on Keaka Drive on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in Honolulu.3/17
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Debris is seen in the aftermath of an accidental fireworks explosion at a house on Keaka Drive on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in Honolulu.4/17
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Honolulu Police Chief Arthur “Joe” Logan reacts after viewing the aftermath of an accidental fireworks explosion at a house on Keaka Drive on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in Honolulu.5/17
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Honolulu police investigators work the aftermath of an accidental fireworks explosion at a house on Keaka Drive on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in Honolulu.6/17
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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green examines debris in the aftermath of an accidental fireworks explosion at a house on Keaka Drive on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in Honolulu.7/17
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A Honolulu police investigator works the aftermath of an accidental fireworks explosion at a house on Keaka Drive on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in Honolulu.8/17
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Honolulu police investigators work the aftermath of an accidental fireworks explosion at a house on Keaka Drive on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in Honolulu.9/17
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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, right, pauses while talking to police investigators at the scene in the aftermath of an accidental fireworks explosion at a house on Keaka Drive on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in Honolulu.10/17
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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, left, shakes hands with Jacob Samson in the aftermath of an accidental fireworks explosion at a house on Keaka Drive on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in Honolulu. Samson, Evan Oya, second from left, and Bryan Lazo, right, helped carry the injured immediately after the explosion took place.11/17
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Jacob Samson, left, recalls staunching the bleeding from the neck of one of the victims of an accidental fireworks explosion at a house on Keaka Drive on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in Honolulu. Samson, Chance Garcia, middle, and Bryan Lazo helped carry the injured immediately after the explosion happened.12/17
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A bucket with flowers on Thursday, Jan. 2, is seen in the driveway at the house on Keaka Drive where a New Year’s fireworks explosion took place the day before in Honolulu.13/17
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Blast debris on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, is seen on a van parked across from the house on Keaka Drive where a New Year’s fireworks explosion took place a day before in Honolulu.14/17
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Debris was mostly cleared on Thursday, Jan. 2, at the house on Keaka Drive where a New Year’s fireworks explosion took place a day before in Honolulu.15/17
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A blood stains are seen Thursday, Jan. 2, on the driveway at the house on Keaka Drive where a New Year’s fireworks explosion took place a day before in Honolulu.16/17
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A man, who did not want to talk to the media, places a tribute in the driveway at the house on Keaka Drive where a New Year’s fireworks explosion took place a day earlier in Honolulu.17/17
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2025 Jan. 2 CTY - Honolulu Star-Advertiser photo by Jamm Aquino/jaquino@staradvertiser.com
The house on Keaka Drive where a New Year’s fireworks explosion took place is seen on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in Honolulu. The explosion that left three dead and over 20 seriously injured has ignited a call by authorities and leaders to curb illegal fireworks sales, use, and distribution.
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