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The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano

Illegal fireworks ignited California blaze that caused $10m in damage, mayor says

two firefighters spray burning rubble of house
Firefighters hose down hot spots at a house destroyed by the Hawarden fire in Riverside, California, on 21 July 2024. Photograph: Terry Pierson/AP

Illegal fireworks ignited a blaze in southern California over the weekend that destroyed six homes and caused $10m in damages, officials said this week.

The Hawarden fire in Riverside county has scorched 527 acres, damaged seven homes and cost the county more than $1m in emergency response, Patricia Lock Dawson, the city’s mayor, said at a press conference on Monday.

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