An explosion in a manhole at Texas Tech University sent neon colored substance into the air before explosions occired.

Emergency services were called to Texas Tech University on Wednesday evening after green flames were seen erupting from a ...

Adding the element strontium to a color pyrotechnic mix produces a red flame; copper, blue; barium, green; and sodium for yellow. Too much or too little of the chemicals make significant changes ...

A manhole explosion on Texas Tech University’s campus in Lubbock, Texas, on Wednesday night, March 12, sent chemical-colored flames into the air, triggering multiple fires around campus. The fire was ...

Without this fuel, the flame will go out. The colors of a flame are caused by bits of wax molecules that didn’t get completely reacted. These glow a certain color when they get to be a certain ...