Earl Decastro was hosting a Fourth of July party and the victim was the daughter of a family friend, police said.

A young girl was killed after a fireworks mishap on the Fourth of July in Buena Park, authorities said. In a news release, the Buena Park Police Department said officers responded to the 8000 block of Cornflower Circle after seeing large quantities of fireworks at about 9:45 p.

Zach Boetto reports from Buena Park, where an 8-year-old girl died from injuries sustained when a fireworks display began to misfire on the 4th of July.

City officials said a lightning strike unexpectedly triggered the launch of their fireworks display ahead of schedule. “We are relieved to report that no injuries have occurred as a result of this incident,

The planned Sanford fireworks display Friday night for the Fourth of July was canceled after city officials said a lightning strike triggered them going off ahead of schedule.

One person was killed and another was critically injured when multiple fireworks were set off in a Los Angeles neighborhood. Flames quickly spread to nearby homes as more than 130 firefighters raced to the scene.

Multiple fires broke out across the Denver metro area Friday evening, with several reportedly caused by fireworks in Arvada.