Trash Can And Dumpster Fires: Pittsburgh Fireworks Task Force Kept Busy For Independence Day Celebrations

By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Public Safety’s Fireworks Task Force was kept busy the night of Independence Day.In total, over 150 fireworks-related complaints were issued by residents.Along with those complaints, the task force had to respond to multiple overnight fires related to fireworks activity.
Many of the fires were caused by improperly discarded fireworks.One of the fires ignited in a trash can on Mt. Pleasant Road. In another case, a dumpster fire on