State authorities say fireworks worth $40,000 have been stolen from a fireworks company in southern Ohio.
Investigators in the State Fire Marshal's Office said in a release that the theft occurred around 1:30 a.m. June 24 at Phantom Fireworks in Bloomingburg, about 40 miles south of Columbus. They believe the suspects arrived in multiple vehicles, cut through a fence to gain access to the property and then cut through a semi-trailer used to store the fireworks.
Authorities says those types of thefts have been reported in Pennsylvania and Florida and a similar robbery attempt was made at the Chillicothe Fireworks store in Chillicothe.
Phantom Fireworks is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the identification of those responsible for the theft.