HARTFORD -- A type of firework called Piccolo Pete that shoots off flames is too dangerous for use in Connecticut, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The court unanimously upheld the state's ban on ...

BOCAUE, Bulacan — Smuggled firecrackers like “piccolo” caused some of the blast injuries in the New Year’s Eve revelry, tainting the fireworks industry, according to an official. Many victims treated ...

Piccolo Festival aims to attract local residents who might not otherwise go to a concert or art exhibit. To do so, many of its events are free. The ones that aren't often cost less than $30 (some far ...

As usual, there’s always a couple of wise guys who attempt to take their fireworks celebration to the next level. This year it was robobobo59 who lit 500 Piccolo Pete fireworks all at once. The ...

Days before New Year’s Eve in 2014, a boy in Manila lost his left hand when he lighted a piccolo which exploded before he could throw it. The tiny but powerful piccolo, a banned firecracker, has ...

Shooting off illegal fireworks this Fourth of July could be a lot more expensive for some people based on a new ordinance passed by the Kern County Board of Supervisors Tuesday. The board voted to ...

MALOLOS, Philippines – Fireworks stakeholders have criticized the open sale of piccolo. Joven Ong and Vimie Erese, presidents of Philippine Pyrotechnics Manufacturers and Dealers Association Inc. and ...

As the holidays draw closer, the Department of Health on Monday appealed to parents and guardians to keep fireworks—especially "piccolo"—from children aged 6 to 10, lest they welcome 2014 with a ...

Piccolo is still the leading cause of fireworks-related injuries across the country, hurting 113 persons out of the 162 cases compiled by the Department of Health (DOH) as of 6 a.m. on Tuesday, a day ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Piccolo Spoleto Festival 2019 kicks off in one month — that leaves you four weeks to decide what ...