VIDEO: 20,000 pounds of fireworks go up in smoke in Texas

MIDLAND, Texas -- A bomb squad in Midland, Texas disposed of roughly 20,000 pounds of fireworks by blowing them up.

The fireworks were seized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives over a three-day period.

Authorities say they detonated the explosives during the day because it wasn't meant to be a public show. The fireworks were not allowed to be donated because a court ordered them destroyed.

No details were released regarding who had the fireworks before they were confiscated.