00:00a fireworks festival in yokohama turned dangerous on monday evening when malfunctioning pyrotechnics
00:09ignited two launch barges forcing workers to leap into the harbor for safety the incident occurred
00:15during what should have been a spectacular fireworks display when wayward fireworks
00:19struck and set fire to two of the eight floating platforms being used to launch the show emergency
00:25crews quickly responded to the scene as flames engulfed the barges in yokohama's harbor all five
00:30crew members aboard one of the burning barges were forced to abandon ship jumping into the water where
00:35they were promptly rescued by emergency responders one worker sustained minor injuries in the ordeal
00:41and was transported to a local hospital for treatment while the others escaped unharmed
00:46according to local police reports the festival organizers indicated that their fireworks launch
00:51system had malfunctioned causing the pyrotechnics to fire erratically rather than safely into the sky
00:56the exact cause of the system failure remains under investigation by local authorities
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