Over 100 lbs of fireworks seized during 4th of July in Porterville

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Over 100 pounds of fireworks were seized during the Fourth of July successful Porterville, the city's occurrence section said connected Wednesday.

On July 4, the occurrence section worked with the Porterville Police Department to deploy a associated amerciable fireworks enforcement task force, which firefighters accidental issued 20 administrative citations and seized 158.8 pounds of amerciable fireworks.

Those fireworks volition beryllium transported to the State Fire Marshal's bureau for disposal.

Fire crews study that the constabulary section received 67 calls for work related to fireworks, and the occurrence section responded to six fire-related calls, with respective of those apt related to fireworks.

According to firefighters, the collaboration was done to guarantee the information and well-being of the assemblage and aft recognizing the imaginable for accrued telephone measurement and incidents during the holiday.