Surprise fireworks light up downtown Vancouver (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
If you heard explosions that sounded like fireworks, you weren’t mistaken. A number of Vancouverites were treated to a private fireworks show early this evening in downtown Vancouver.
The high-aerial fireworks display began just before 9:50 pm and were fired from a barge towed to the waters in front of the Vancouver Convention Centre in Burrard Inlet.
It’s unclear who exactly was responsible for tonight’s show, but such shows in Coal Harbour are usually staged by larger events and exhibitions happening at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
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These events work with a local event production company and are required to acquire permissions from the City of Vancouver, Port Metro Vancouver, and the convention centre. They are not publicly announced beforehand to ensure that large crowds do not form and police and clean-up costs are kept to a bare minimum.
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Fireworks in #Vancouver tonight? pic.twitter.com/kVWyqCxUFG
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Um… what magical occasion is causing all the fireworks in Vancouver? Someone really likes Tuesdays? #YVR
— Leilah (@leilah) September 14, 2016
Vancouver leads the league in fireworks for no reason.
— Scott Brown (@BrownieScott) September 14, 2016
Um, are there fireworks going on in #Vancouver right now? I’m hearing repeated blasts downtown.
— Guerric Haché (@GarrickWinter) September 14, 2016
Happy Tuesday fireworks, Vancouver!
— Anthony Tsui (@matresstester) September 14, 2016
Question #Vancouver are there mad fireworks happening and if so what’s the occasion ? These sounds are alarming! #confused
— Eric Vincent (@ERICtwothousand) September 14, 2016
One of the main reasons I use Twitter: to figure out of its fireworks I’m hearing in #vancouver or if I’m crazy.
— Aly Beatty (@alykat_b) September 14, 2016
What’s with the fireworks that were just happening in downtown #Vancouver? What’s the occasion?
— Brent Toderian (@BrentToderian) September 14, 2016
Thought #Vancouver was under attack, then went outside and saw pretty colours in the sky. #fireworks #random
— Jessica (@Jessica2525) September 14, 2016
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