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Fireworks sales sparking again ahead of New Year’s holiday
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Jason Sillay, owner of Xtreme Xplosives Fireworks, and his wife Sara, chief financial officer of Xtreme Xplosives Fireworks, double-bag 14 packs of sparklers, which total to 2,016 individual sparklers, for a customer in Gainesville on Wednesday. - photo by David Barnes
When the year draws to a close, fireworks start flying off the shelves. Jason Sillay, owner of Xtreme Xplosives Fireworks in Gainesville, said the final two days of the year represent the second-busiest time of year for the business outside of the Fourth of July holiday.