San Diego Fireworks Launch Glitch

On July 4, 2012, thousands of spectators gathered along San Diego Bay for the city's annual Independence Day fireworks show, which was scheduled to last 18 minutes. Instead, a computer programming error triggered all the launch sequences at once, setting off the entire display in just 15 seconds. The sudden explosion of light and sound stunned the crowd, and while no one was injured, the incident became one of the most infamous fireworks failures ever caught on video.

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