Even just the distractoin might be worth it, or you could do an honor system where players have to shut their eyes for a moment etc.
There are also things called "party snaps"... they are little pea-sized pods of paper filled with bits of flint and powder or something.... you just throw them and they pop pretty loudly when they hit something.... no danger, no fire, kinda like caps that you can just throw. If you attach a bunch or open the pods and fill a napkin up you could get a large sound with no danger or igniting required.
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