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Feds shut down, fine Zambelli $200,000 over stolen fireworks

NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) - Federal agents have fined a family-owned fireworks business in Pennsylvania $200,000 and ordered the business closed for two week after learning an employee stole fireworks.

Zambelli International Fireworks, of New Castle, says, "This is a very serious issue that relates to poor record keeping," which the company has been ordered to improve.The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives won't comment because the investigation is continuing.But Zambelli says state police discovered the missing fireworks in 2014. Nobody has been charged. It wasn't immediately clear what kind or amount of fireworks were stolen, or why.Zambelli was founded in 1893 and produces about 1,600 shows a year. The company says none of its shows will be cancelled this year because none are scheduled during the two-week shutdown.