After a barge containing fireworks went up in flames in Marblehead Harbor overnight, the town’s annual 4th of July display is cancelled.
Marblehead Fireworks and Harbor Illumination announced just after 4:30 a.m. that the state fire marshal’s office is investigating.
“The Fire Marshal won’t allow our vendor to perform any fireworks until determination of how the barge was able to catch fire,” the event organizers wrote on social media. “This is an ongoing development and we will post updates as soon as we know more.
7News Boston posted video footage of the fire.
The annual fireworks were scheduled to begin around 9:15 p.m. Thursday.
