SEATTLE — SEATTLE – The Seattle Police Department is urging people to dispose of fireworks carefully.
After fireworks lit up the sky on Fourth of July, throwing away leftover debris, duds or even unused fireworks can create a huge hazard.
"If they like were a dud, they might go off in the trash can and cause a big explosion," said Josee Farmer, a Marysville resident.
Now that the holiday is over, Farmer and her sister Kat Fisher said they're very concerned about what could happen in their neighborhoods.
"Somebody's house could burn down [or] somebody could get injured,” Fisher said. “I've had friends who were just watching fireworks displays and the Roman candle, you know, tipped over and blew up in one of my friends laps a few years ago."
"If you are concerned about the fireworks maybe still being a potential hazard, the best advice is maybe to soak that -- douse them [and] make sure they're good and wet - and then you can throw that away,” said Mark Jamieson, a detective with the Seattle Police Department.
Jamieson said people are welcome to drop off unused fireworks at one of SPD's five precincts.
"Feel free to come by the precinct [and] maybe talk to the officer,” Jamieson said. “[We recommend to] call the precinct [first] and just say, 'Hey, look … I've got some unused fireworks [and] want to get rid of them.' And we'll take them off your hands."
Jamieson said the bomb unit will collect those unused fireworks and safely dispose of them.
Hassan Madani, who lives in Seattle, has some advice about fireworks in advance of next year.
"[The] best way is not to get them to begin with,” Madani said. “Then you don't have to worry about disposing them."
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