Fireworks business booming across state lines

The fireworks business is booming -- literally.

Scott Weigle is the manager of Phantom Fireworks of Erie, Pennsylvania.

It's about an hour drive from Buffalo.​

WE'VE BEEN TALKINGABOUT THE SOUND OFEXPLODINGFIREWORKS INNEIGHBORHOODACROSS WESTERNNEW YORK FORWEEKS.TONIGHT 7EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER OLIVIAPROIA TAKES USACROSS THE STATELINE TO SHOW USWHERE SOME OFTHESE HOT TICKETITEMS ARE COMINGFROM..THE FIREWORKSBUSINESS IS BOOMING-- LITERALLY.SCOTT: I'VE BEEN HERE18 YEARS AND I'VENEVER SEEN A YEARTHIS BUSY EVER.PROBABLY OURBUSIEST YEAR EVER.SCOTT WEIGLE IS THEMANAGER OFPHANTOM FIREWORKSOF ERIE,PENNSYLVANIA... IT'SABOUT AN HOURDRIVE FROM BUFFALO.SCOTT: SALES HAVEBEEN THROUGH THEROOF.

I THINK PEOPLEARE STARVING FORSOME KIND OFENTERTAINMENT.

WEDIDN'T EXPECT THIS.

ITCAUGHT US FLATFOOTED FOR SURE.DANIAL: WE HAVE 80STORES LIKE THISAROUND THECOUNTRY.

AND THISHAS BEEN AND WILLCONTINUE TO BE A TOP10 STORE, MAYBE ATOP FIVE STORE THISYEAR.STAND UP: THEPARKING LOT IS FILLEDWITH PLATES FROMACROSS THE COUNTRY.PHANTOM FIREWORKSSAYS THEY CAN SELLFIREWORKS TOANYONE FROM ANYSTATE AS LONG ASTHEY AGREE TO USETHOSE FIREWORKSLEGALLY.SCOTT: WHENEVER WEHAVE OUT OF STATERESIDENTS THEY'REEXPECTED TO FOLLOWTHE LAWS WITHINTHEIR STATE.

WE CAN'TCONTROL WHAT THEYBUY BUT WE EXPECTTHEM TO FOLLOW THELAWS OF THE STATETHEY'RE GOING TO.DANIAL: SO ANYCUSTOMER THATCOMES IN, THEY'REGOING TO SIGN ANAFFIDAVIT.ESSENTIALLY JUST AUSERS BEST PRACTICEAGREEMENT SAYINGWE ARE GOING TO USETHESE FIREWORKSWITHIN LOCAL ANDSTATE AND FEDERALLAWSTHE USE OFFIREWORKS ACROSSTHE COUNTRY IS ONTHE RISE.DANIAL: SINCE 1994,THE USE OFFIREWORKS HAS MORETHAN DOUBLED TOOVER 220 MILLIONPOUNDS PER YEAR ANDTHOSE NUMBERS COMEFROM THE U.S.NATIONAL TRADECOMMISSION.AND WHILE SALES AREUP, THE AMOUNT OFFIREWORKS RELATEDINJURIES ARE DOWN.DANIEL: SINCE 1994 TO2019 THE INJURIES PER100,000 HASDECREASED BY 67PERCENT IN THEUNITED STATES.TO FIND OUT WHAT ISLEGAL IN NEW YORK,VISIT OUR WEBSITE,WKBW.COM .AAWNEAR ERIE PA, O