Video: Fourth of July fireworks boomed well into the night throughout LA.
Firefighters across Los Angeles County faced an increased number of calls following Fourth of July celebrations as illegal fireworks sparked brush fires, set trees and cars on fire, and injured people.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said by 11 p.m. Tuesday, dispatchers received more than 2,000 calls compared with around 1,700 calls on an average weekday.In Van Nuys, fire crews were sent to the 7500 block of Haskell Avenue for a tree that was set on fire. They rushed to put out the flames coming from one tree, right next to an apartment building.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.
“That tree started burning down. That was crazy,” a witness described the moment the fire started. “They were throwing fireworks at each other, so it wasn’t like an accident.” Video from the scene shows some 1,000 pieces of used fireworks scattered in the middle of the street.Images from the area of Imperial Highway and S. Broadway Street show a large group of young people running around and randomly throwing illegally fireworks on the street. One of the sparks from the pyrotechnics ended up flying into dry vegetation in the corner.
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