1.   An Eagleville, Mo., fireworks company has been sued by federal consumer safety officials for allegedly importing illegal fireworks for four years.

2.   An ATF agent was killed several years ago when illegal fireworks detonated while he was trying to destroy them, Jimerson said.

3.   Any story about somebody blowing their hand off with illegal fireworks.

4.   However, there was always some family that kept a stash of illegal fireworks in its garage large enough to blast the space shuttle into orbit.

5.   Terrill said it is important for parents to realize that they can be held liable for fire suppression costs and civil liabilities by children using illegal fireworks.

6.   The blasts were blamed on an illegal fireworks warehouse.

7.   The citywide crackdown on illegal fireworks was ordered by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to reduce the number of injuries from fireworks, especially to children.

8.   The blast Monday evening killed at least one person and wounded another, the third deadly explosion at an illegal fireworks warehouse in a year.

9.   The mayor also reminded city residents Monday of the danger of fireworks and warned that the city would continue to crack down on illegal fireworks.

10.   The new policy called for anyone caught with illegal fireworks to be arrested, rather than simply given a summons as in the past.