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Originally published Friday, July 3, 2009 at 1:18 PM

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Washington fire marshal discourages cannon use

The state fire marshal's office says forget about firing homemade cannons to celebrate the Fourth of July. They're not safe.

OLYMPIA, Wash. —

The state fire marshal's office says forget about firing homemade cannons to celebrate the Fourth of July. They're not safe.

An explosion the last Fourth in Rochester injured two people, and an explosion on July 4, 2007, in Littlerock, caused a fatal injury. Another cannon explosion caused an injury in October 2006 in Snohomish.

Deputy Fire Marshal Karen Jones told Aberdeen station KXRO those accidents should serve as a reminder to people that homemade cannons are not to be taken lightly.

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Information from: KXRO-AM, http://www.kxro.com

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