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Zorro

(17,661 posts)
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 09:32 AM Jul 4

Multiple homes burn in Pacoima fireworks explosion; woman critically injured

Amid exploding fireworks, more than 130 firefighters battled a fire that engulfed four homes in Pacoima and critically injured a woman on Thursday night, authorities said.

The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to three burning one-story homes in the area of 12933 W. Corcoran St. around 9 p.m. Fireworks were exploding upon arrival, exposing surrounding homes and brush to the danger of ignition.

Fire crews began attacking the blaze in a defensive mode, stationed from a safe distance to prioritize the safety of the crew from the possibility of additional explosions, according to the LAFD.

At 9:30 p.m. the Fire Department declared the blaze a “major emergency” and said that a 33-year-old woman was transported to a hospital in critical condition. An injured dog was also taken to an emergency veterinary hospital.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-03/1-critically-injured-in-major-emergency-fireworks-explosion-at-pacoima-home

It just wouldn't be the Fourth of July without homes burning down and someone getting killed from carelessly handled fireworks.

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Multiple homes burn in Pacoima fireworks explosion; woman critically injured (Original Post) Zorro Jul 4 OP
It just wouldn't be the Fourth of July PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 4 #1

PoindexterOglethorpe

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1. It just wouldn't be the Fourth of July
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 09:40 AM
Jul 4

without homes burning down and someone getting killed from carelessly handled fireworks.

So true.

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