With July 4 upon us, and many traditional fireworks shows canceled due to the pandemic, many neighborhoods are reported illegal fireworks being ignited.
BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS ...THE MAJORITY OF FIREWORKS SHOWSHAVE BEEN CANCELED FOR THEFOURTH OF JULY.NOW, WE ARE SEEING AND HEARINGPEOPLE SETTING OFFILLEGAL FIREWORKS.THE WARNING FROM FIREFIGHTERSABOUT THE DANGERWITH THE BIG BAY BOOM (NATSY) --CANCELLED -- FIREFIGHTERS AREWARNING PEOPLE ABOUT THE DANGERSOF TRYING TORECREATE THE FESTIVITIES -- ATHOME.SOT :31 WE UNDERSTAND PEOPLEREALLY HAVE BEEN CLOSEDUP IN THEIR HOUSES, WANT TO GETOUT AND CELEBRATE...NOT ONLY ARE THEY DANGEROUS --THEY'RE AGAINST THE LAW --1:40 ALL FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGALHERE IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OFSAN DIEGO --MARK ALVAREZ IS A BOMBTECHNICIAN WITH SAN DIEGO COUNTYFIRERESCUE.THE DEPARTMENT DEMONSTRATED THEPOWER OF SOME OF THESEAT-HOME FIREWORKS -- AND WHATTHEY CAN DO -- WHETHER IT'SSTART A BRUSH FIRE OR HOUSELITTLE SNAP BANGS -- OR POP-ITS-- THAT PEOPLE GIVE KIDS TOTHROW...2:55 THEY PUT THEM IN THEIRPOCKETS, AND IF SOMETHING HITSTHEIR POCKET -- THEY ALL GO OFFAT ONCE AND CAN CAUSE SEVEREFIREWORKS FROM OUT-OF-STATE OR MEXICO, WHERE HE SAYSIN PARTICULAR -- THERE'S NOQUALITY CONTROL, MAKING THEMVERY UNPREDICTABLE.2:03 YOU NEVER KNOW HOW LONG THEFUSE IS GOING TO BURN, HOW BIG A... TO KEEP THEM FROM GOING OFFIN THE STREETS... OR STARTING AMAJOR BRUSH FIRE.
4:43 THOSESAME FIREFIGHTERS THAT AREIT.MMABC10NEWSTHE FIREWORKS BUSINESS ISBOOMING-- AMID THIS PANDEMIC.THE FIREWORKS BUSINESS ISBOOMING-- AMID THIS PANDEM
Cal Fire Capt. Thomas Shoots talks to ABC 10News about the dangers of illegal fireworks and potential penalties for those who use..
