Some Fireworks embarrassing stories. 1. 20 years ago. Bought $300 worth of fireworks and shot some bottle rockets too close to the fireworks bag. Some fireworks lit up from the bottle rocket sparks and had to quickly burry the bag with the nearby sand. 2. Fifteen years ago, tried shooting a motor rocket with an undesignated motar tube. It went up only 10 feet up and blew up and caused a buddy's shirt to singe.