Overview
- A large fireworks blast struck a gathering on D Street during Fourth of July celebrations, badly injuring four people and igniting a vehicle.
- Three adults were hospitalized with severe injuries and a child was also hurt with authorities not yet disclosing the child’s condition.
- Video from the scene shows a car fully engulfed in flames and debris scattered across yards and the street after the explosion.
- The Chino Police Department is leading an active investigation with the Chino Valley Fire District and has asked residents to provide tips to Detective Gregory at 909-334-3136.
- Witnesses told reporters they saw a plume of smoke and suspected illegal fireworks stored in a vehicle trunk, a detail investigators say they are probing as they canvass the neighborhood.