Record-breaking light show: Colorado firework display sets record

In this Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 photo, a firework launched over Colorado ski resort town of Steamboat Springs explodes Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. The firework has set a record as the world's largest aerial firework. The 2,800-pound shell flew 2,200 feet above the Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival before it burst on Saturday night. Guinness World Records representatives witnessed and certified the record.

Credit: Steve Caulk/AP

Credit: Steve Caulk/AP

In this Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 photo, a firework launched over Colorado ski resort town of Steamboat Springs explodes Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. The firework has set a record as the world's largest aerial firework. The 2,800-pound shell flew 2,200 feet above the Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival before it burst on Saturday night. Guinness World Records representatives witnessed and certified the record.
Nation & World
By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Feb 10, 2020
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Colorado really knows how to light up the night sky.

Steamboat Springs, Colorado, broke a world record with a 2,800-pound shell, The Steamboat Pilot reported.

It ended up flying 2,200 feet above the Springs Winter Carnival. When it exploded, it filled the dark sky with red.

The previous record was 2,397 pounds and was launched in the United Arab Emirates in 2018, The Associated Press reported.

Guinness World Records confirmed the record-breaking show.

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