fireworks

Fireworks-sparked brush fire spreads to lumber yard

What started as a grass fire possibly caused by fireworks Sunday night turned into a 12-hour attempt to completely knock…

8 years ago

Quarter-ton of illegal fireworks seized

Police seized more than 500 pounds of illegal fireworks Wednesday from two people who were selling them in Dublin over…

8 years ago

Fireworks to color up Bay Area holiday skies

Schedule of festivals, fireworks and parades to light up eyes and skies in the Bay Area for the Fourth of…

8 years ago

San Jose stiffens fines for illegal fireworks

Anyone found with illegal fireworks in San Jose will face higher fines approved Tuesday by the City Council.

8 years ago

Fireworks suspected in San Jose mall fire

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but witnesses at the scene told firefighters that fireworks were seen in…

8 years ago

Teen booked after Vacaville fireworks blaze

Fairfield police contacted a juvenile Thursday suspected of causing a fireworks-related 325-acre fire near Lagoon Valley and Pena Adobe parks.

9 years ago

Revelers party on as flames engulf home

Four have been displaced after a San Jose home caught fire Saturday night when illegal fireworks landed in the backyard.

9 years ago

‘Piccolo Pete’ blamed for Oakland Hills fire

A 'Piccolo Pete' firework is believed to have started a two-alarm brush fire Saturday afternoon in the Oakland Hills.

9 years ago

Oakland busts alleged fireworks dealers

Police recovered more than $50,000 in illegal fireworks in a raid on an East Oakland home Thursday morning.

9 years ago

Fourth of July fireworks to paint Bay Area skies

Cities all over the Bay Area will celebrate Independence Day with safe and spectacular displays of fireworks.

9 years ago

Pacifica cracks down on illegal fireworks

Police announced Wednesday they will take a zero tolerance approach towards people possessing illegal fireworks.

9 years ago

San Jose sets sights on illegal fireworks

With about two weeks left until the Fourth of July holiday, San Jose city leaders have a plan that would…

9 years ago

Cupertino cans July 4th fireworks over drought

Cupertino city officials announced Wednesday that they have canceled a Fourth of July fireworks show this year.

9 years ago

Man blows fingers off celebrating New Year’s

A Newark man blew several of his fingers off with a firecracker early on New Year's Day.

9 years ago

Frosty forecast for New Year’s fireworks

Midnight temperatures are forecast to be in the 30s tonight around the Bay Area.

9 years ago

BART service extended for NYE

BART trains will run several hours longer in the early hours of 2015 to help travelers get around after New…

9 years ago

Fireworks spark blazes along I-580

About half a dozen small fires were ignited along eastbound Interstate Highway 580 in Oakland this morning after four male…

10 years ago

Fireworks spark flames displacing seven seniors

Fireworks sparked a number of fires in East Contra Costa County over the holiday weekend.

10 years ago

Man blows off both hands in fireworks accident

A man in East San Jose lost both of his hands Friday night.

10 years ago

Teens arrested after alleged fireworks sale

An 18-year-old and a 15-year-old allegedly sold illegal explosive devices to plainclothes officers Monday night.

10 years ago

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