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Chelan Hills fire caused by Roman candle ‘turret,’ court documents say - Fri, 04 Sep 2026 PST
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What happenedChelan Hills fire caused by Roman candle ‘turret,’ court documents say - Fri, 04 Sep 2026 PST.
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Chelan Hills fire caused by Roman candle ‘turret,’ court documents say - Fri, 04 Sep 2026 PST
An 18-year-old arson suspect was captured on video footage allegedly shooting Roman candle-style fireworks from the bed of a moving truck July 4 in Central Washington, sparking the deadly C...
Chelan Hills fire caused by Roman candle ‘turret,’ court documents say
The firework was a "Trooper Turret," a cluster of eight Roman candles arranged in a circle to resemble a machine gun turret, which can fire hundreds of explosions in seconds.
