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Jon Berson, lead pyrotechnician for Pyro Spectaculars, holds the "dead man's switch," which Berson will hold down for 20 minutes and 20 seconds tonight to launch the fireworks show on Lake Union. "About 20 minutes in, your finger gets pretty tired from holding it," he says. Read story
With the Ivar's fireworks over Elliott Bay gone, the Chase Family 4th display over Lake Union is the big show in town.
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