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Woman dies, several injured in SoCal Fourth of July fireworks incidents
Los Angeles Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A vehicle explosion in Chino on July 3 caused one death and severe injuries to three others, including a child; the explosion was linked to fireworks, and a suspect was arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter.
- Multiple fires across the Southland over the Fourth of July holiday damaged buildings and vehicles, with one man critically injured in a Wilmington parking lot fire involving commercial-grade fireworks.
- Firefighters contained a commercial building fire in Harbor Gateway and extinguished a cypress tree blaze in Mission Hills that threatened homes and vehicles, with no reported injuries in either incident.
- A two-alarm fire in a commercial building in La Habra posed a threat to nearby structures, but no injuries were reported; investigations are ongoing for several of the fires.
