9 tons of fireworks impounded
According the Newsday, Nitro, a bomb-sniffing dog nosed out 9 tons of explosives at a routine safety inspection stop on Sunrise Highway in Copaige earlier in the week. The truck was carrying explosives equivalent to a 500 pound bomb. Had the vehicle been in an accident and ignited the cargo, it could have exploded and done damage up to a quarter mile away. The fireworks were all manufactured in China so the bust should really please Grucci, the local fireworks manufacturer who routinely sets off his bombs in the woods nearby, shaking the house and causing a rash of worried 911 calls from people for miles around hearing explosions. We’re not worried, even though they had to move out of their Bellport factories some years ago after blowing up several houses in that neighborhood.
Comment posted on 5-27-2006
Bummer - chinese fire crakers are da bomb! Good to know our port security is top-shelf too.
Comment posted on 6-3-2006
Another 7 tons seized on June 1st on Sunrise Highway on their way in from North Carolina.