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Family-owned company prepares to put on the largest fireworks display in history: "It is the biggest show that we've ever done"
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- Washington, D.C. will host a record-setting Independence Day fireworks show featuring 850,000 individual fireworks over a 40-minute display.
- Pyrotecnico, a family-run company with experience in large-scale events, is producing the biggest fireworks show in its history to celebrate America's 250th birthday.
- The show involves eight barges on the Potomac River equipped with GPS and communication devices to precisely time the fireworks display.
- President Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks at 9:45 p.m. Eastern Time, with the fireworks starting at 10:45 p.m. on the National Mall.
- The event is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of spectators to the nation's capital.
