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Why are so many people lighting off fireworks?

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Senior Lecturer, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Why are so many people lighting off fireworks?Fireworks light up the sky over New York City in 2019.Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

The number of fireworks being lit off at night is out of control this year.

While people often light off fireworks close to the Fourth of July, this year fireworks have been lit in large numbers starting weeks earlier. New York City had a 4,000% increase in fireworks...

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