sparklers

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Befitting the name, the drink arrives in a frozen pineapple crowned with sparklers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Prosecutors believe the fire started when revellers raised champagne bottles with sparklers attached close to sound insulation foam on the ceiling of the bar's basement level.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

The prosecutors have said they believe the fire started when people celebrating the New Year raised champagne bottles with sparklers attached, setting light to sound-insulating foam on the ceiling of the basement bar.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

The fire is believed to have been started by sparklers in champagne bottles raised too close to the ceiling during celebrations.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

So we each get A fistful of sparklers, Firecrackers, A paper log cabin That smokes and fizzes, Rockets that shower sparks About the height Of the clothesline.

From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto