Crime & Safety
Illegal Fireworks Found On Cape Cod Beach Were Unlit, Police Say
Unlit fireworks found on a Cape Cod beach caused a headache for officials, who reminded locals that fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts.
SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA — A resident discovered fireworks on a Cape Cod beach this week, prompting concern as some of them were unlit, officials said.
A citizen walking Windmill Beach in South Yarmouth called the fire department to report fireworks that were left on the beach. The citizen was concerned that some of them hadn't been lit.
Two fire prevention officers responded to the beach and confirmed both the presence of illegal fireworks and that they hadn't been lit.
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This caused headaches for the department, as State Police Bomb Squad officials needed to be notified and a bomb technician needed to come to the scene to secure an ordinance, officials said.
Massachusetts is one of the few states that prohibit private use of fireworks of any kind without a permit.
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