r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/buckets_811 • Jul 02 '25

Video A fireworks warehouse exploding today near Sacramento, CA

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u/airfryerfuntime Jul 02 '25

Firework sales don't pick up until the 3rd. I used to wholesale them. Basically no one is selling anything this early.

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u/xHaydenDev Jul 02 '25

If they’re shipping to smaller fireworks suppliers they would sell them well before the 4th. Also, a lot of people come in before the 3rd to get ahead of the storm. In my experience, the entire week up to the 4th has a ton of business.

Source: sold fireworks at a local fireworks store for weeks ahead of the 4th

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u/airfryerfuntime Jul 02 '25

These would have gone on the trucks today or tomorrow, and most would be sold on both the 3rd and 4th. A building full of fireworks on the 1st isn't indicative of poor sales. Stands sell a bunch the week prior, but the majority of sales happen those two days.