Overview
- Edmonton police said backyard-launched fireworks sent sparks onto a row of townhomes, leading to a Monday night fire with no reported injuries.
- Three adult men were arrested in Edmonton and charged with arson for recklessly causing damage by fire or explosion.
- Edmonton Fire Rescue pegged losses at roughly CAD 175,000 after flames damaged two houses near 25th Avenue and 24th Street.
- In South Ozone Park, Queens, FDNY reported a 2:25 a.m. fire after fireworks flew into a home and spread to three houses, with three people escaping and two hospitalized.
- Neighbors in Queens described prior 311 complaints and a 911 call about fireworks, while officials in both cities reiterated that consumer fireworks require permits.