Two people were hospitalized in critical condition after illegal fireworks being manufactured inside a home in Hayward exploded Thursday, authorities said.

California has seen a spate of accidental fireworks explosions leading up to the Fourth of July with a Thursday morning detonation killing 1 in a Simi Valley home and a similar incident critically ...

She was taken to a nearby hospital but died of her injuries. In the Bay Area, a Hayward neighborhood had to be evacuated after a “fireworks-related explosion” caught a house on fire.

A young girl was fatally hit by fireworks. (Julie Gallant) An 8-year-old girl was fatally struck by illegal fireworks on July Fourth, according to the Buena Park Police Department.

Talk about an explosive situation: Los Angeles firefighters are anxiously monitoring a warehouse filled with 75 tons of ...

Los Angeles firefighters are carefully monitoring a warehouse that is storing 75 tons of illegal fireworks alongside pallets ...

And while illegal fireworks don’t light up the skies over residential neighborhoods as much for the 4th, when professional pyrotechnic shows are more traditional, they were still spotted over ...

Some Sacramento residents are about to get some big fines in the mail as they're accused of setting off illegal fireworks earlier this month. The Sacramento Fire Department is sending 40 citations, ...