Fire Dept.: Resident sparked fireworks that caused fire (St. Petersburg Times)

ST. PETERSBURG - The fireworks suspected of catching a house on fire was sparked by the home's, tenant St. Petersburg Fire Rescue said today.

American Pyrotechnics Association Offers Fireworks Safety Tips to Ring in the New Year Safely (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

BETHESDA, Md.----Millions of Americans will ring in the New Year with sparklers, firecrackers, trick noisemakers and a variety of consumer fireworks in their backyards and on their cul-de-sacs.