Truck loaded with fireworks explodes; at least four dead

Thursday, July 3, 2003

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. -- A tractor-trailer loaded with fireworks for the town's Fourth of July celebration exploded into flames at a beach park Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring two, authorities said.

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