A portion of the Oak Bluffs fireworks was cut short Friday after strong winds coming off the water resulted in burning embers falling into the nearby crowd.

The annual fireworks display is viewed by hundreds of people at Ocean Park. Fireworks are shot from a barge about 1,000 yards offshore and an area on the beach next to the Steamship Authority terminal. 

Shortly into the fireworks show, the winds off the water started blowing smoke and embers into the crowd, resulting in public safety officials shutting down the beach fireworks area, said Oak Bluffs fire Chief Nelson Wirtz. 

The fireworks company, American Thunder, was very professional and shut them down immediately after being asked, Chief Wirtz said. The company was able to finish the show by shooting fireworks only from the barge, Chief Wirtz said. 

Two people in the crowd were treated by paramedics at the fireworks for minor injuries from the falling embers, but they didn’t need to go to the hospital, Chief Wirtz said.