Kelly O'Brien, who runs the Pyromania Fireworks stand in Libby, displays bottle rockets and three inch, 500 gram fireworks. A new state law allows Montana vendors outside of reservations to sell bottle rockets, sky rockets and Roman candles. (Will Langhorne/The Western News)
July 2, 2021
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July 2, 2021 7 a.m.
As previously banned pyrotechnics prove big sellers, local vendors urge caution
Following a decades-long ban, bottle rockets, Roman candles and sky rockets are back on shelves in Montana. Given warnings that the newly legalized pyrotechnics could increase the already high risk of fires, local vendors have taken a cautious approach to marketing the fireworks.