1.   Beyond their human toll, fireworks cause enormous property damage.

2.   He, of course, acknowledges that fireworks can cause injuries and fires.

3.   Other county officials, however, denied the suggestion that fireworks may have caused the explosion.

4.   Surgeons nationwide have operated on hundreds of people for injuries to their hands, faces and legs caused by fireworks.

5.   The early morning explosion at the home of the unidentified Spanish Civil Guard was caused by fireworks soaked in gasoline, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Paz Dors said.

6.   The early morning explosion at the Pamplona home of a Spanish civil guard was caused by fireworks soaked in gasoline, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Paz Dors said.

7.   The report quoted police as saying that the explosion was believed to have been caused by fireworks carried by one of the passengers.

8.   Twelve pleasure boats were damaged or destroyed in a blaze caused by fireworks in the Spandau section of the German city.

9.   A man and a woman suffered minor injuries after the blast police believe was caused by fireworks placed next to or inside a rubbish bin near the bus stop.

10.   Local authorities in the northern Turin area were forced to call in a water-bombing plane to control a forest fire believed to have been caused by fireworks.