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"As far as our investigation was able to tell, this was pretty much an isolated incident," Mathisen said. The company had planned to shoot nearly 2,500 shells that ranged from 2.5 inches to 5 inches in diameter, Brady said in July. At the time, Brady blamed a bad batch of shells for the Simi Valley accident and problems at another of its July 4 events in Laguna Hills. The Laguna Hills show was shut down almost as soon as it started by a fire marshal because one of the mortars exploded at or near the ground, damaging some of the wiring to the rest of the fireworks that had yet to go off, city officials have said. No one was hurt. A call and an email by The Associated Press seeking comment from Bay Fireworks were not immediately returned Thursday.
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