Fireworks and Folly: A Cautionary Tale for Festival Organizers The annual St Michael celebration in northern Spain has long been a cherished tradition.
However, this year's festivities have left a lasting impact on the town's reputation after fireworks exploded among the crowd, injuring at least 50 people and hospitalizing three with burns.
Incidents like these are not isolated to a single location or event type. Music festivals turned into disaster zones and overcrowding leading to tragedy are all too familiar in our collective memory.