lit an illegal $400 cake containing professional-grade explosives <\/a>that malfunctioned and killed an 8-year-old girl.<\/p>\n![\"Fireworks](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/california_post_772\/4fa755c49c521fba2f7955eee9f48a0e.jpeg\"\/)
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Fireworks retailers in Nevada are seeing a steady uptick in customers crossing the border from California. Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/p>\n
“A lot of them ask if they can take the fireworks back across the state line, but I tell them there’s not much [they] could really take back, except\u2026 really small stuff,” Oseguera added.<\/p>\n
While some Nevada stores require that customers fill out forms for their purchases, his shop only checks that buyers are over 18.<\/p>\n
A worker at Blackjack Fireworks in Pahrump, Nevada, said that the shop attracts hundreds of buyers from outside Nevada, with a significant number arriving from California during the week of July 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“If you come to the store, there will be several hundred cars all year round,” said the employee, who declined to provide her name.<\/p>\n
The staffer said some choose light the fireworks off near Walker Lake on the Nevada side, but the shop doesn’t keep track of where buyers go after their shopping sprees.<\/p>\n
“I have no business asking where they are coming from or what their final destination will be, as it will be a violation of their rights,” the worker said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Many Californians are making the trek across the border into Nevada this holiday season.
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According to the latest California Department of Public Health data from 2023, the state saw 200 nonfatal hospitalizations and 718 emergency department visits due to fireworks.<\/p>\n
In 2024, Cal Fire reported over 1,200 illegal fireworks-related fires and hundreds of injuries.<\/p>\n
“Each year, we continue to see illegal fireworks, particularly those purchased online or shipped into California from out of state, pose a significant threat to public safety, property, and our natural resources,” a Cal Fire spokesperson told The California Post.<\/p>\n
While Cal Fire could not share details about sensitive operations ahead of July 4 or ongoing investigations, the department is “working in close partnership with local, state, federal, and out-of-state law enforcement agencies to investigate the illegal sale, distribution, and use of dangerous fireworks.”<\/p>\n
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman urged the residents to report illegal fireworks activity, saying that celebrations with illegal fireworks and explosives are not harmless entertainment.<\/p>\n
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DA Hochman urged LA locals to keep safety in mind while catching the July 4 fireworks this year. Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office<\/p>\n
“These devices can kill people, causing devastating injuries and destroying entire neighborhoods,” he said.<\/p>\n
The DA is also currently investigating several cases of illegal fireworks possession.<\/p>\n
East Los Angeles\/Pico Rivera: Four individuals were charged after approximately 8,500 pounds of illegal fireworks and homemade explosive devices seized on June 22, 2026.<\/p>\n
South Los Angeles: Over 37,000 pounds of fireworks were discovered at a residence on May 27, 2026, leading to charges against four p eople, including child abuse charges for two defendants due to a child living in the home.<\/p>\n
6th Street Bridge: Three individuals face 21 felony counts each after the LAPD Bomb Squad recovered homemade explosives from a car on May 2, 2026.<\/p>\n
Whittier: A seizure on January 13, 2026, uncovered over 24,000 pounds of fireworks and explosive-making materials in a storage unit near a preschool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"California fireworks fans hungry for more high-powered pyrotechnics not sold in the state are heading for the Nevada…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":385603,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[155593,6980,7,9,8,155591,155594,20315,155592,47,3482,155595,1008],"class_list":["post-385602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-blackjack-fireworks","tag-cal-fire","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-commercial-fireworks","tag-fireworks-cakes","tag-illegal-fireworks","tag-jovon-oseguera","tag-los-angeles","tag-nevada","tag-pahrump","tag-the-golden-state"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/385603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=385602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=385602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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