Visalia Fire responds to fires caused by illegal, legal fireworks

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Visalia Fire Department responded to 65 work calls during the Fourth of July, arsenic good arsenic battling respective fires provoked by amerciable fireworks wrong a 24-hour period, firefighters said.

Fire officials accidental they handled 65 work calls successful a 24-hour period, with 1 of them involving an incidental that firefighters picture arsenic "particularly challenging", owed to it requiring 8 units to incorporate it. It was a ample 1-acre writer occurrence that was sparked by amerciable fireworks.

Additionally, firefighters accidental wrong a two-hour play opening astatine 11:47 p.m., the section responded to 3 moving operation fires. Two were caused by ineligible fireworks that were improperly discarded successful trash cans. The 3rd one, connected South Linda Vista Street, was caused by a malfunction.

Courtesy: Visalia Stringer.

Courtesy: Visalia Stringer.

Courtesy: Visalia Stringer.

Courtesy: Visalia Stringer.

The Visalia Fire Department urges residents to prioritize information by refraining from the usage of amerciable fireworks. They besides punctual the nationalist to decently discard fireworks by soaking them successful h2o for astatine slightest 24 hours earlier disposal.