San Diego's Fourth of July fire works were more of a bust than a boom.
Due to technical difficulties, the pyrotechnics went off all at once from several locations at the San Diego Bay Wednesday night, and disappointed many of the half a million Californians who lined the shores for an 18-minute show.
The fiery display fizzled after about 15 seconds.
"I waited 3hrs in the cold and payd $12 for parking & got one little explosion? (sic)" said @aj521z on Twitter.
Not everyone was disappointed with the Big Bay Boom fireworks though.
"Best part about #bigbayboom fail is that EVERYONE has always wondered what would happen if all fireworks went off at once (sic)," @richandcreamy tweeted.
Music that was supposed to be synchronized to the Independence Day show continued to play while the sky remained black and smokey.
The event producer, Garden State Fireworks, said an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the glitch.
"We apologize for the brevity of the show and the technical difficulties," said a statement posted on bigbayboom.com.
