Deputies and Pasco Fire Rescue were called to the scene located at Galaxy Fireworks stand on the corner of U.S. 19 and Hammock Road in Port Richey, Pasco Sheriff's Office dispatch received the call at 10:48 p.m. on July 4th and arrived at 10:50 p.m.
Rogers and an unknown white male, about 35-years of age walked into the fireworks stand, lit a firework on the table, which resulted in the firework igniting inside the structure. The suspects fled from the structure. Suspect, Tony Rogers stayed at the scene while the other suspect fled and remains at large.
The lit firework resulted in other fireworks in the vicinity igniting, which
resulted in all the fireworks in the structure igniting in a chain reaction.
The structure was occupied by five adults and a 5-year old child.