{"id":389925,"date":"2026-07-08T00:35:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/389925\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T00:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:35:37","slug":"sacramento-homeowner-slapped-with-100k-fine-after-u-haul-trailer-fireworks-spectacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/389925\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento homeowner slapped with $100K fine after U-Haul trailer fireworks spectacle"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Northern California homeowner hosted a massive fireworks show on the Fourth of July with illegal explosives<\/a> and is now facing an outrageous fine of $100,000.<\/p>\n

Sacramento fire officials said crews counted one illegal fireworks after another that went off at a gathering at a home in Del Paso Heights on Independence Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had drones in the sky and crews traveling around town,\u201d Captain Justin Sylvia with the Sacramento Fire Department told The California Post.<\/p>\n

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A Northern California homeowner hosted a massive fireworks show on the Fourth of July with illegal explosives and is now facing an outrageous fine of $100,000. KCR3<\/p>\n

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Sacramento fire officials said crews counted one illegal fireworks after another that went off at a gathering at a home in Del Paso Heights on Independence Day. KCR3<\/p>\n

\u201cWe watched them for quite a significant time. We sat there, watched and counted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sylvia said crews witnessed people at the home continuously unload the illegal explosives out of a U-Haul trailer.<\/p>\n

Video showed the aerial fireworks show,\u00a0 as one explosion of colorful lights after another boomed in the sky in the neighborhood, with the kind of fireworks a person usually has to spend hours waiting to see after struggling to find a good seat to watch.<\/p>\n

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Sacramento fire officials said crews counted one illegal fireworks after another that went off at a gathering at a home in Del Paso Heights on Independence Day. Tiktok\/@marvatron82<\/p>\n

Social media lit up with comments about the illegal display as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cDel Paso Heights was lit up like Disneyland last night,\u201d one person captioned their video on TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s cruel and unusual punishment.. \u2018the punishment shall not exceed the crime\u2019 and there\u2019s no victim or damages. 100k is insane. It\u2019s not about safety, it\u2019s about revenue,\u201d a second person wrote about the fine.<\/p>\n

Many others wondered what kind of money a person would have to be able to purchase the amount of illegal explosives needed to set off so many.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe watched them for quite a significant time. We sat there, watched and counted,\u201d Sylvia said. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cAn entire hour long, above professional level presentation, including firework colors we had never seen before,\u201d a person wrote on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just kept wondering how they have MONEY like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

A total of 70 citations have been issued so far in the city, totaling a minimum of $300,000 in fines, and it\u2019s just from the Fourth of July, officials said.<\/p>\n

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Sylvia said he expects those numbers to increase, as this doesn\u2019t count all the citations for illegal fireworks on July 2 and 3rd that were set off in the city.<\/p>\n

In Sacramento, the first fine for illegal fireworks<\/a> is $1,000, the second is $2,500, and the third is $5,000.<\/p>\n

Every fine after that is issued for $5,000. In addition, there\u2019s a $10,000 fine if the explosives are used around schools, parks or critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\"Sylvia<\/p>\n

Sylvia said that he expects those numbers to increase, as this doesn\u2019t count all the citations for illegal fireworks on July 2 and 3rd that were set off in the city. Sacramento Fire Department<\/p>\n

Sylvia\u2019s message to the community, \u201cDon\u2019t use illegal fireworks.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also said patrols from the sky will increase next year, going from two drones to four.<\/p>\n