http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nort ... 411776.stm
They finaly announced it was a motar shell that exploded in the audience and not a roman candle from a Catherine wheel, which i could have told you anyway as roman candle do not explode, let alone with the force that this one did
Mr Lehmann, spokesman for the company, said last night's incident had been caused by a malfunctioning "shell".
The firework exploded but did not eject from the mortar tube in which it was encased.
Instead of shooting hundreds of feet into the air, it blew a hole in the tube.
The explosion had a "cascade effect", blowing unexploded shells out of other tubes nearby.
One of these stray mortars ignited and shot towards the crowd
Apparently one boy who is 10 year old, has been burnt literaly down to the bone due to the explosion