A recent pyrotechnics mishap at the Gorge Amphitheatre during an Odesza concert has some online calling for an outright ban on fireworks at the popular venue.
The brush fire broke out on a small stretch of land just outside the venue, stage-right. According to Grant County officials, an estimated 18,000 attendees were forced to evacuate. Luckily, first responders and venue staff were able to extinguish the fire in roughly five minutes.Grant County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Kyle Foreman confirmed that a spark or ember from the fireworks at the Odesza concert likely ignited the dry sagebrush.
Foreman acknowledged that this incident needs to spark a bigger conversation about the use of fireworks at the venue."There’s a process where the county fire marshal can recommend banning fireworks, but that didn’t happen this year," Foreman explained.FOX 13 also spoke to Grant County Fire Marshal Nathan Poplawski, who approves special effects at The Gorge. He said Odesza was greenlit because wind speeds were well under the 10-15 mph cutoff.
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