The History Inn on Instagram: "The San Diego fireworks incident of 2012, often referred to as the "Big Bay Boom Fail," was a pyrotechnic mishap that turned an anticipated 18-minute fireworks display into a dramatic but brief 15-second explosion of light and sound. On July 4th, during the annual Independence Day celebrations, a computer glitch caused the entire cache of fireworks to ignite simultaneously. This massive discharge created a sudden, blinding spectacle over San Diego Bay, startling sp