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Illegal Fireworks Show Halts Traffic on Bay Bridge
An impromptu and illegal fireworks show brought traffic to a halt on the Bay Bridge Tuesday.
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Victims of South LA Fireworks Explosion Getting New Resource Center
A resource center is scheduled to open Monday for the victims of a June 30 explosion in South Los Angeles, when police attempted to detonate a cache of illegal fireworks resulting in an explosion that damaged multiple structures and injured more than a dozen people.
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Mobile Reporting App Helps Police Confiscate More Than 100 Fireworks
A mobile app for Contra Costa County residents helped police confiscate more than 100 illegal fireworks over the month of July.
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South Bay Crews Prepare for Another Night of Illegal Firework Problems
Firefighter crews are preparing for another night of illegal fireworks problems following the Fourth of July holiday. They are focusing now on the clean up of debris, while activists look for ways to resell the confiscated fireworks to states where it is legal. Damian Trujillo reports.
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South Bay Crews Focus on Debris Clean Up, Another Night of Fireworks
South Bay firefighters were busy over the 4th of July weekend and expect to spend more time cleaning up debris on the streets.
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Contra Costa County Reporting at Least 10 Fires Possibly Linked to Fireworks
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to at least nine fires in the county that were possibly caused by the Fourth of July fireworks Sunday night.
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Contra Costa County Crews Battle Several Fires Caused By Fireworks
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is responding to several fires in the county that were possibly caused by illegal fireworks.
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Sheriff's Deputies Make Arrest for Illegal Fireworks
A 30-year-old man was arrested for setting off illegal fireworks in an unincorporated area of Menlo Park.
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Use of Illegal Fireworks Bring Concerns to South Bay Residents
As soon as the sun goes down, the fireworks go up on San Jose’s Mount Hamilton.
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Illegal Fireworks Brings Concerns to South Bay Residents
In the South Bay, fireworks shows are scheduled to celebrate the Fourth of July at Great America, Gilroy High and Morgan Hill Sports Complex. But illegal fireworks have been happening throughout San Jose for weeks now. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.
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Federal Charges Filed Against Man After LA Fireworks Bust and Explosion
A South Los Angeles man was arrested Saturday and charged on federal charges of illegally transporting tons of explosives he purchased in another state – including dangerous homemade devices that were detonated by police, leading to a massive explosion that destroyed a specially designed containment vehicle and injured 17 people.
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Driver Cited After Illegal Fireworks Found in Ice Cream Truck in Pittsburg
For police officers in the East Bay, they found fireworks in an unusual place.
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Illegal Fireworks Found in Ice Cream Truck in Pittsburg: Police
Police officers in Pittsburg found fireworks being sold out of an ice cream truck Friday.
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Fourth of July Fireworks Shows Return in the Bay Area
Official fireworks shows returned to the Bay Area a year after COVID-19 shut down last year’s shows.
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Fourth of July Fireworks Shows Return in the Bay Area
Official fireworks shows have returned to the Bay Area a year after the COVID-19 shut down last year’s shows. Are you planning to celebrate? If so, there are things you should and should not do this weekend when it comes to being safe. Cheryl Hurd reports.
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Oakland Police Seizes 100 Pounds of Illegal Fireworks
Officers seized 100 pounds of illegal fireworks in Oakland.
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Bay Area Agencies Warn Residents of Using Fireworks Ahead of Fourth of July
As fire dangers soar, so do the sales of fireworks at stands across the Bay. The dangers only increasing as we get closer to the Fourth of July and as more people start lighting off their celebratory shows. Thom Jensen reports.
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ATF Recovers 500-Pound Lid in Backyard, Blocks Away From LA Fireworks Disposal Explosion
Federal ATF agents recovered a 500-pound lid from a backyard blocks away from where it blew off during a police bomb squad disposal of illegal fireworks in a South LA neighborhood on Wednesday.
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Bay Area Fire Officials Ask Public to Put Away Fireworks Amid Dry Conditions
Fire officials across the Bay Area are urging people to put away their sparklers and ditch the firecrackers in the name of safety this Fourth of July weekend. Melissa Colorado reports.
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Bay Area Fire Officials Ask Public to Put Away Fireworks Amid Dry Conditions
Fire officials across the Bay Area are urging people to put away their sparklers and ditch the firecrackers in the name of safety this Fourth of July weekend.