Video Shows Fireworks Store Explosion After Fatal Car Crash
A man died after crashing into a fireworks store in Florida, setting off the fireworks inside.
On Nov. 29, a man rear-ended another vehicle before driving away and crashing into the front window of a Phantom Fireworks store in West Melbourne, Florida. The crash ignited an explosion of fireworks inside that led to fire engulfing the building.
The 53-year-old driver, a man named John Marcano, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Click Orlando.
FHP Lt. Channing Taylor said that Marcano initially hit the pickup truck in front of him twice. "After the impact, the driver of the pickup truck started to proceed forward to pull off to the side of the road to exchange information. The driver struck her again and pushed her through the intersection into the parking lot," he added.
It's unclear what caused the initial crash, and Taylor stated that it is under investigation.
The NBC News TikTok account shared a video of the store shortly after the car crashed into the building, as many of the fireworks were going off inside. The video was taken by somebody sitting at a red light in a nearby intersection as it happened.
Catherine Silver, a reporter for News 6 WKMG and Click Orlando, shared a photo of the building after the fire was put out by authorities, completely destroyed.
She wrote, "This is what’s left of Phantom Fireworks in Melbourne after an SUV crashed into the store Monday."
Marcano's cousin, Roxana Dominguez, told Click Orlando that he was on his way to pick up his children. She described him, saying, "He was just a funny and happy guy. He loved his wife, his children. Hard worker, working for the same company for 18 years."
Phantom Fireworks also released a statement after the crash: "All of us here at Phantom Fireworks send our sincere condolences to the family of the driver who lost his life in the accident. Our thoughts will be with them this season.”
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