Los Angeles, Ca
Family in Southern California say fireworks cause of devastating house fire
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A family in the Antelope Valley whose home erupted in flames over the weekend said they believe the cause of the devastating blaze was unsanctioned fireworks being set off in the area.
Crews with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the June 30 fire on West Avenue 012 in Palmdale and said firefighters found the house fully engulfed in flames, as well as a one-acre brush fire.
Now, Irma Campos and her family are sleeping outside the charred remains of their home in an RV lent to them by a neighbor.
“It’s going to take us a year to come back from this,” she told KTLA’s Angeli Kakade.
Campos said that unsanctioned fireworks in Palmdale have been a problem for years, saying that on Friday and Saturday, explosions were coming from everywhere. It wasn’t until Sunday though, that she says a firework landed in her backyard and caused a massive fire.
“We opened up the curtain and the fire was just coming right at us,” she explained.
Footage of the fire posted to the Citizen App shows the dark, billowing smoke as flames overtook her home. Campos said her first thought was to run.
“Mija, let’s run,” she said at the moment. “We started running and my other daughter was here, and we grabbed each other and started running with no shoes. We just ran.”
Just last week, Palmdale announced a ban on the sale of illegal fireworks, warning residents that only fireworks labeled “safe and sane” are allowed.
“It’s a lot of desert landscape and those fireworks traveling, exploding and their embers coming down start fires, catch houses on fire, brush on fire,” Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Erynn Velazquez told KTLA.
Setting off illegal fireworks can come with fines of more than $17,000 and criminal charges, and while Deputy Velazquez said they’re adding additional patrol for the Fourth of July holiday, the damage has already been done to the Campos’ home.
“Why did they do it? That’s my biggest thing, why?” Campos said. “I wanted the people who did do it to see what happens. They might see it on TV. This is what you did to me. I no longer have a house.”
Fire officials have yet to confirm that fireworks caused the destructive fire at her home. The case remains under investigation.
In the meantime, a GoFundMe has been organized to help the Campos family recover from the loss of their home.
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Los Angeles, Ca
Fireworks light up Southern California sky for July 4 celebrations
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Watch fireworks light up the Southern California night sky as revelers celebrate the Fourth of July.
KTLA’s Gil Leyvas cruised the skies in Sky5, catching a fireworks show at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena after a game between L.A. Galaxy and LAFC and later soaring across cities as they launched their local fireworks shows.
Sky5 also caught plenty of fireworks shows launched by residents across the Southland.
Video of Sky5’s cruise will be available shortly. Refresh for updates.
Los Angeles, Ca
Mountain lion struck, killed on 405 Fwy
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A mountain lion was struck and killed by a vehicle on the 405 Freeway near the Getty Thursday afternoon.
Officer Larsen of the California Highway Patrol confirmed that a deceased mountain lion was in the center divider of the freeway.
Aerial footage from Sky5 showed the cougar lying next to a traffic cone. It did not appear to have been tagged or collared.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is responding to the scene.
The events leading up to the deadly strike are not yet known.
Los Angeles, Ca
1 killed, 1 wounded in gang-related stabbing in Fullerton, police say
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A man was killed and another wounded in an attack Wednesday evening in Fullerton that authorities believe may be gang-related.
Fullerton Police Department officers responded to a fight in the 2400 block of West Valencia Avenue at about 6:15 p.m., police said in a news release.
When they arrived, officers found two men, both 20, who had suffered “significant stab wounds” and were lying in the street. One of them was taken to a local trauma center, where he was pronounced dead, and the other was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive.
The attacker or attackers are still at large, but investigators believe the stabbings may be gang-related.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective L. Ramirez at 714-738-5334.
To provide information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS or visit their website.
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