The post further specified that fireworks deemed, “‘safe and sane’ such as sparklers, fountains, etc.” are also illegal. People found to be acting against these laws are punishable with misdemeanors ...

Fireworks are not harmless. Each year they cause thousands of fires, send children to emergency rooms with burns and blast injuries, frighten veterans coping with PTSD, and pollute our air with toxic ...

A fundraiser has raised thousands for the family of a girl who was killed in what authorities described as the misfiring of ...

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An 8-year-old Florida girl, Jasmine Nguyen, tragically died after being struck by illegal fireworks during a Fourth of July ...

A Fourth of July celebration resulted in tragedy when police say an illegal batch of fireworks "began misfiring" and struck a ...

An 8-year-old Calif. girl died on the Fourth of July in an incident involving illegal fireworks, according to local police.

Officers with the Buena Park Police Department responded to the 8000 block of Cornflower Circle at around 9:45 p.m. and saw terrified family members carrying the victim, later identified as Jasmine ...

An 8-year-old girl who was killed during an illegal July Fourth fireworks display at a neighborhood in Buena Park was ...

Jasmine Nguyen of Anaheim was killed when a "large illegal fireworks display" in a residential neighborhood went awry in Buena Park, police said.