There are several people seriously injured in a fire caused by the July 4 fireworks, which the authorities had banned.
The fires conquered the city despite the express prohibition.
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ETIENNE LAURENT / EFE
County Los Angeles banned this 2020 Fourth of July fireworks display due to the coronavirus pandemic, but that did not seem to prevent people from launching illegal artifacts. from their homes.
A video with images taken from the sky portrayed the banned pyrotechnic explosion that was replicated on the streets throughout the city and throughout the county.
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Fireworks over Los Angeles.
Wondering if @KTLA helicopter reporters got “Combat Pay” on the 4th?
Crazy Night!
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– Tom Hall ☘ (@TomHall) July 5, 2020
Angelic firefighters attended Thousands of emergency calls Saturday and put out at least one major fire that consumed half of an apartment complex in Northbridge. This was started when fireworks lit palm trees near the aforementioned residential building, which also burned in flames. 50 of its residents had to be evacuated and three people were seriously injured, according to KTLA.
"As always happens, the Fourth of July was a busier night by all the different types of fires, ”said Margaret Stewart, spokeswoman for the county Fire Department (LAFD).
The department, which covers the city of Los Angeles, typically answers fewer than 1,400 calls per service in a typical 24-hour period. On Saturday, they were 1,738Stewart said. 200 calls reported garbage fires103 of trees40 of structures, 28 of pasture and 11 of undergrowth, the spokesperson specified.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department, which covers unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County and 59 cities, has also seen an increase in call volume. Of the around 1,100 reports that they usually receive, this Saturday went up to 1,600, according to Sky Cornell, public information agent. 600 of the notices, almost a third, were answered in the time slot that runs from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m..
County officials are trying to determine on Sunday how many of these calls were related to the fireworks.
