Gallatin fireworks a bust after vendor is no-show

GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — A Fourth of July fireworks show in Gallatin that was intended as a fundraiser for a children’s nonprofit group was canceled at the last minute after the pyrotechnics company failed to show up.

Faces of Hope, a nonprofit group that helps children with special needs, organized the show to be held as a fundraiser at the Gallatin Civic Center, but had to cancel about an hour prior to the scheduled start.

The group’s founder, Leslie Face-Lee, told WSMV-TV in Nashville that they paid some money up front to Southeastern Pyrotechnics, based in Charleston, S.C., and they had spoken with the company on Sunday to confirm the fireworks show.

Calls to company’s office on Tuesday were not answered and they did not respond to an email sent by The Associated Press.

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Information from: WSMV-TV, http://www.wsmv.com/