Computer glitch blamed in San Diego fireworks boom that went bust A technical glitch caused all of the fireworks to go off in one big 15-second bang in Sand Diego, igniting outrage after spectators were told to go home. A computer glitch apparently caused the fireworks mishap that disappointed thousands of people who camped out to watch the Big Bay Boom in San Diego's Glorietta Bay Wednesday night, when they got more of a Big Bay Bust. Hours after the fireworks malfunction, the owner of Garden State Fireworks told San Diego morning television stations, "We apologize to all the residents and all the people who missed their fireworks." Port District authorities said a "technical difficulty" resulted in all the fireworks going off within 15 seconds, just minutes before the show was scheduled to begin. We sincerely apologize for the technical glitch that affected the #BigBayBoom. Event producers are currently investigating the cause," read a Tweet from the Port of San Diego. Watch RAW video of the Big Bay Boom here. On Thursday morning, Garden State Fireworks co-owner August Santore spoke with local television morning newscasts saying it was not a malfunction of the pyrotechnics and it was not human error. The crew was up all night testing and retesting to find out what happened he said and they are "pretty confident" there was some sort of glitch in a computer program that was downloaded into all five systems coordinating the fireworks at all five stations. The company has backup plans if the display doesn't ignite but there is no backup plan if the fireworks ignite prematurely according to Santore. The show took several months of planning for the company and "No one feels worse than us," he said. "We don't look for anyone's sympathy, we accept 100% responsibility," Santore said. "We were hired to perform and do a contract and there is no excuse," he said. We will get to the bottom of it. It's not something we take lightly. On the Big Bay Boom website, organizers wrote that "a signal was sent to the barges that would set the timing for the rest of the show after the introduction. The Garden State Fireworks team will be working throughout the night to determine what technical problem caused the entire show to be launched in about 15 seconds.