“Premature Ignition”

San Diego's fireworks show was intended to span 18 minutes but a technical glich caused all of the fireworks to go off in a matter of seconds:

More video here and here. Noreen Malone points out that the show is only 12-years-old:

The Coast Guard referred to the incident as a "premature ignition," while organizers apologized for the "brevity of the show." Presumably this will all improve once the show makes it out of adolescence.