UPDATED: July 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM EDT A fireworks explosion ahead of a Fourth of July celebration at a Cape Cod country club prompted state fire investigators to respond to the scene Wednesday evening.

A series of explosions, believed to be caused by fireworks, rocked the New Seabury Country Club in Mashpee, Cape Cod, on Wednesday, prompting a massive response from first responders and raising ...

Mashpee wasn't only place in Massachusetts where fireworks went wrong over the Fourth of July weekend. Here's a statewide ...

Two people were hospitalized Wednesday after fireworks exploded while crews were setting up for a show at a Cape Cod golf course. Firefighters in Mashpee, Massachusetts, responded shortly after 4: ...

MASHPEE, Mass. — Fireworks for a Fourth of July show prematurely exploded at a Cape Cod golf course on Wednesday afternoon, prompting a massive emergency response. Troopers and firefighters responded ...

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