Decades after devastating fire, Iowa warily allows fireworks

Sunday, July 2, 2017

ADEL, Iowa -- On a scorching day 86 years ago, a dropped sparkler ignited an inferno that roared through much of the small city of Spencer, Iowa, and led to a statewide fireworks ban that endured for generations.

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