the moment fireworks go off at southern California home stockpiling fireworks (happened tuesday)

[Demovictory9]

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Two men killed in an explosion caused by a stockpile of fireworks at an Ontario home were identified Wednesday by family members as two cousins.


Ceasar Paez, 20, and Alex Paez, 38, were identified by family members as the two people killed in a fireworks explosion in Ontario.

Authorities said earlier Wednesday that Alex Paez, 38, and Ceasar Paez, 20, were missing after Tuesday's blast. Family members confirmed to NBCLA that the cousins died in the explosion.

Alex Paez's sister said the explosion happened at his home where their remains were found. He is survived by his wife and three children, she said. The younger cousin was visiting the home.


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The coroner has not identified the bodies found in the backyard of the home at the site of the explosion, which shattered windows of nearby houses and cast a debris field across about 80 properties. Bomb squad technicians were looking for unexploded ordnance in the neighborhood about 40 miles east of Los Angeles in a task that will likely require days to complete.

Once the bomb squad determines the area is safe, investigators will enter the property. Authorities still have not been able to access the home at the center of the explosion.

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Enough unexploded fireworks to fill about 60 large buckets or boxes had been collected and were to be burned. But more explosives could be found and it could take days to clear the area, Ontario Fire Chief Ray Gayk said at a news briefing.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/two-cousins-killed-in-ontario-fireworks-explosion-family-says/ar-BB1eIuZl



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9369233/House-filled-giant-stash-fireworks-explodes-Ontario-neighborhood-California.html

[diane in sf]

1. Fortunately this happened in rainy season. They could have burnt the whole town down during the

Santa Anas in the fall.

[Demovictory9]

7. true.

[Grokenstein]

2. Trapped Horse(s) Rescued After Explosion

One poor horse was pinned between wall and fence. It took several firefighters to pull the wall away so get the horse loose.

[Demovictory9]

6. freed horse knocks over firefighter.

[PJMcK]

3. Here's a really great idea!

Keep tons of explosives in your house! Hilarity ensues.

As the saying goes, play stupid games and win stupid prizes.

[magicarpet]

4. Happy Fourth of July to all my neighbors,...

... sorry about all the damages I caused to your houses.

Would you like to buy some fireworks ? Discount pricing.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. Stockpiling fireworks.

What could possibly go wrong?

[dustyscamp]

8. Reminds me of that Beirut explosion from last year, but way smaller

A senior judicial source familiar with the agency's report told Al Jazeera on Monday it laid primary blame for the explosion on the Beirut port authority and Lebanese Customs for leaving some 2,750 tonnes of highly explosive ammonium nitrate at Hangar 12 for nearly seven years in unsafe conditions.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/16/beirut-blast-intelligence-probe-lays-out-liabilities

[Xolodno]

9. Every year prior to the 4th of July...

...there's a news story about a sting that gets one of these stockpiles of fire works. These guys head out to Pahrump, NV every so often during the year and load up their garage. When it gets close to that time of year, they start selling them at a considerable mark up.

You see the illegal fireworks blowing up every 4th and prohibition doesn't seem to be working. Personally, I think they should have designated areas where you can light them along with a waiver of liability. Pay a fee and then have your fun. And then go after the people who insist on lighting them up at their house with huge steep fines.