There will be fireworks tonight after the Chattanooga Lookouts ball game at AT&T field, according to a ruling by Hamilton County Chancellor Frank Brown.
An unnamed third party will help Carmike test a new remedy that “has a 99 percent chance” of keeping the fireworks smoke out of the theater where it had triggered fire alarms on two previous occasions.
If tonight’s effort doesn’t work, a new hearing will be held on Monday.
Read more in tomorrow’s Times Free Press.
Pam Sohn has been reporting or editing Chattanooga news for 25 years. A Walden’s Ridge native, she began her journalism career with a 10-year stint at the Anniston (Ala.) Star. She came to the Chattanooga Times Free Press in 1999 after working at the Chattanooga Times for 14 years. She has been a city editor, Sunday editor, wire editor, projects team leader and assistant lifestyle editor. As a reporter, she also has covered the police, ...
I have been interrupted attempting to watch a movie during the Lookouts fireworks display and it really is ridiculous. There are 2 issues I see. 1) there is no reason why a fireworks display can't be engineered to avoid over-smoking a particular area. Aim higher, shoot in a different direction, etc. And 2) there should be an allowed override of the emergency fire system at the theater to allow the movies to resume once everything checks out. Or the theater should avoid showtimes that conflict with the display.
Either way, the 2 venues need to work something out to prevent this in the future.
I'm amazed that the smoke infiltrates the theater to such an extent. That is worrisome to me. Aren't there filters on the HVAC intakes?
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