Updated
Updated · KABC-TV · Jul 5
July 4 Fireworks Explosion Injures Multiple in Chino, Engulfing 1 Car
Updated
Updated · KABC-TV · Jul 5

July 4 Fireworks Explosion Injures Multiple in Chino, Engulfing 1 Car

3 articles · Updated · KABC-TV · Jul 5

Summary

  • A Fourth of July fireworks blast in Chino injured multiple people and left a car fully engulfed in flames, according to witness video and aerial footage.
  • Witnesses said a large group had gathered in the street when some fireworks exploded too close to the ground, triggering a powerful blast that scattered people.
  • AIR7 footage showed debris strewn across a front yard and the street after firefighters put out the flames, with one witness describing the explosion as house-shaking and loud enough to resemble a gas-line blast.
  • Chino police and the Chino Valley Fire Department had not yet confirmed the number of injured people in the immediate aftermath.

Insights

A car in flames, multiple people injured. Who pays when a backyard fireworks show goes wrong?
With thousands injured by fireworks annually, is it time to ban all personal displays for good?