A deadly July 4th across Southern California saw several people shot dead in Compton, a woman killed in an explosion in Chino and an unruly crowd causing chaos in Newport Beach with hundreds arrested.

A family was shooting off fireworks on a private dock when some other fireworks ignited and detonated early, according to the coroner's office.

An autopsy has clarified how a man died after a fireworks explosion at Lake Keowee over the Fourth of July weekend.

A San Bernardino County man was arrested for involuntary manslaughter after a cache of fireworks exploded, leaving one woman dead and several others injured.

A gargantuan fireworks detonation likely caused by someone smoking a cigarette obliterated several homes and injured five people in an island community in Washington state this week, according to authorities.