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Impromptu fireworks display

Yep, the fire station across the road from us is having one of its impromptu firework displays.  Lot’s of banging and popping going on.

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I guess they are getting rid of some of the illegal fireworks they pick up while carrying out inspections.  Must be quite good fun too – I’ve noticed that they just about always let the things off at night!

This does not happen too often, I am pleased to say.

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+Alex Roe is from the UK, but has lived and worked in Milan, Italy, for many years. Alex has been interviewed by the BBC on Italy issues. He tweets news and information about Italy to over 37,000 Twitter followers via @newsfromitaly on Twitter.

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