Multiple people were injured after fireworks exploded on a boat in Alabama during a show to mark the Fourth of July. Newsweek has contacted the Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) for comment via emails sent outside regular business hours.

The Fourth of July is about all things American: parades, cookouts, cold beer and, of course, fireworks. Those pyrotechnics remain at the center of Independence Day, a holiday 247 years in the making. Massive fireworks lit up the skyline of multiple American cities, marking festivities across the country.

The Village of Itasca canceled its Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration, known as the largest in the state. Find out more.