Fort Worth Police shut down illegal fireworks operation

Just before the July 4th holiday, Fort Worth Police shut down a large illegal fireworks operation.
By Carter Freemon at FOX 4 KDFW (Dallas-Fort Worth) · · 1 min read

Just before the July 4th holiday, Fort Worth Police shut down a large illegal fireworks operation.
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