Theories over the inordinate amount of firework activity in New York City and beyond are blowing up on the internet — ranging from bored kids to a decrease in enforcement to psyops targeting minority communities.

Deafened city dwellers have lodged 8,967 complaints of illegal fireworks this month in the Big Apple — more than 320 times the 28 gripes logged in the same period last year.

Complaints have also skyrocketed year-over-year in Boston and an increase in activity has been seen in Hartford, Conn., Los Angeles and the Bay Area.

One of the least innocuous explanations involves kids blowing off steam after months of being cooped up at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“I think the general public, due to COVID, is just itching to do something,” Julie Heckman, executive director of the American Pyrotechnics Association, said earlier this month, according to Slate.

Cities have also been quieter due to the lockdown, perhaps making noises more noticeable.

But one conspiracy theory that’s catching fire online is that fireworks are being intentionally set off as part of a psyops — or a government-led psychological operation that’s targeting minority communities.

“My neighbors and I believe that this is part of a coordinated attack on Black and Brown communities by government forces; an attack meant to disorient and destabilize the #BlackLivesMatter movement,” tweeted Robert Jones Jr., a writer from Brooklyn.

Jones’ explanation is two-fold.

“1. Sleep deprivation as a means to create confusion and stoke tensions between Black and Brown peoples,” he wrote.

“2. Desensitization as a means to get us so used to the sounds of firecrackers and other fireworks that when they start using their real artillery on us we won’t know the difference. It’s meant to sound like a war zone because a war zone is what it’s about to become.”

Jones also theorized that the government is supplying commercial fireworks to youngsters.

“These young people are unaware of how they’re being used against their own communities and think they’re simply being allowed to have the kind of fun that is generally considered illegal,” he continued.

The American Pyrotechnics Association estimated that out of the 16,000 July 4th celebrations that typically take place across the country, “only a scant few” will occur this year, thanks to COVID-19 — meaning there’s a surplus of professional-grade fireworks on the market.

“These are not your normal kids playing with fireworks. These are real explosives, like Macy’s-style fireworks,” Michael Ford, a piano teacher in Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood told the New York Times, adding that the explosives have made it impossible for him to walk his dog at night.

Firework sales and possession laws differ by jurisdiction. In New York state, only ground-based or handheld sparklers are permitted — however, these are prohibited in New York City. All other types of consumer fireworks are illegal statewide.