One person died after fireworks exploded in a home's garage, California police said. On July 3, Ventura County firefighters responded to a blazing home after fireworks exploded in the home's garage, according to a news release by the Simi Valley Police Department.

Emergency crews responded midday Thursday to a fire at the home in Simi Valley, located in Ventura County in the greater Los Angeles area.

One person in southern California is dead after fireworks stored in a garage exploded on Thursday, setting fire to the house, authorities said.

A man was killed and a woman left in critical condition after a fireworks explosion set multiple homes on fire in Southern California Thursday night.

One person was killed and another was critically injured when multiple fireworks were set off in a Los Angeles neighborhood. Flames quickly spread to nearby homes as more than 130 firefighters raced to the scene.