Trailer carrying fireworks ignites in spectacular display on Tennessee highway

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A trailer loaded with fireworks caught fire on a Tennessee highway Saturday evening, transforming a potentially dangerous accident into an accidental pyrotechnic spectacle. Cellphone video captured the blazing display, a premature, unscheduled Fourth of July show that erupted across the roadway. Authorities responded to the incident, though the article does not specify whether anyone was injured or what caused the trailer to ignite. The timing, just days before Independence Day, made the unexpected explosion particularly vivid in the public imagination.