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The pin board controls the ignition. View photo »
Racks of 2 1/2 and 3-inch shells are on display before the Henderson fireworks show. View photo »
Dozens of 2 1/2 and 3-inch shells are bound together, waiting on the roof of Henderson City Hall. View photo »
A bird's-eye view of the assembled stack as it sits atop City Hall. View photo »
The Lantis pyro team strategically scattered large packs containing several fireworks, known as "cakes" and "fans," across the roof of City Hall. View photo »
The "cakes" and "fans" watched the sun drop across the horizon as nighttime -- and showtime -- drew closer in downtown Henderson. View photo »
Members of the Lantis pyro team: Steve, Ryan, Clint, Keith and Chad. View photo »
The results of their labor: Some of the 900-plus fireworks that lit up the Henderson sky on July 4. View photo »
Fireworks boomed and blazed for 15 minutes in downtown Henderson on Independence Day. View photo »
Fri, Jul 4, 2008 (11:01 p.m.)
When it comes to fireworks, pyros will tell you "it's all about the boom." These are images from behind the boom: behind the scenes of the city's annual Fourth of July fireworks.
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