A coastal town’s annual fireworks show for the Fourth of July has been canceled after a barge fire in the middle of the night.

The Marblehead Fire Department and the Marblehead Harbormaster responded to the fireworks barge on fire at the mouth of the harbor early Thursday morning.

As a result of the barge fire, the fireworks show for Thursday night was canceled.

“We are very sorry to have to announce that the Marblehead Fireworks and Harbor Illumination 2024 are not going to be happening this year,” the Marblehead Fireworks Committee said in a statement.

“There was a fire on the barge in the middle of the night, and the cause of the fire has not been determined yet,” the committee added.

Nobody was on the barge at that time of the fire, and no injuries were reported.

“Again, as a result of this incident, the Fireworks Committee has determined that we are unable to have the fireworks and harbor illumination this year,” the committee wrote. “If you have received any flares from the fire department for the illumination, we ask that you please return them to the fire department at your earliest convenience, so that we can reuse them for next year.”

All other events surrounding the July 4 celebration in Marblehead were proceeding as planned.

The committee added, “Notwithstanding this sad situation, we still wish you all a Happy Fourth of July!”