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

HAYWARD, Calif. - Fireworks exploded at a home in Hayward, leaving two people critically injured on Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Scary moments for neighbors What they're saying: ...

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.

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 ...