- Ben Kleppinger/ben.kleppinger@amnews.com The annual Independence Day fireworks show went off with a bang in Danville Wednesday night, as thousands gathered in Millennium Park, on the Boyle Schools campus and in parking lots all around western Danville to watch. Some watched from the embankment outside McDonald’s at the intersection of Perryville Road and the bypass. This image is a composite of seven exposures ranging from 10 to 30 seconds in length, showing traffic lights traveling along the roads underneath the show.
Happy birthday to the USA
The annual Independence Day fireworks show went off with a bang in Danville Wednesday night, as thousands gathered in Millennium Park, on the Boyle Schools campus and in parking lots all around western Danville to watch. Some watched from the embankment outside McDonald’s at the intersection

Ben Kleppinger/ben.kleppinger@amnews.com
A 30-second exposure captures a portion of the fireworks show finale.
of Perryville Road and the bypass. This image is a composite of seven exposures ranging from 10 to 30 seconds in length, showing traffic lights traveling along the roads underneath the show.
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