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Despite the rainy weather, several people came to watch the public fireworks on St. Pete Beach on Independence Day. But they were up for a surprise. Fireworks did not light up the sky this time. The city sponsored light show was canceled in the last minute due to safety reasons after the fireworks operators concluded it was not safe to carry out the show in the rain.

St. Pete Beach public firework displays on Independence Day have been rare in the last couple of years. This year, says St. ...