Some Buffalo residents say the late-night explosions can be excessive and stressed that people need to be considerate of the community.
“At first I was a little scared because I didn’t know where the sound was coming from,” said Pam Fernandez, a YMCA camp counselor.
For the elderly, pets, and young children, it can be “too much,” said Kayson Hill, a small business owner. “I have a younger sister that’s been scared of fireworks all her life. She doesn’t like the boom.” Hill thinks the fireworks will last “all week” and all month.
Camilia Skouson, a mother of two, said in past years the fireworks lasted all summer.
“Definitely seemed like it would go on for way too long,” she said. “It got really old very quickly”
One retiree was scared the explosions would start a fire in her backyard. “The grass is kind of dry in the back…I was …