LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Thousands of pounds of illegal fireworks were seized and hundreds were cited on Fourth of July in the Las Vegas Valley.
According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, they seized 17,260 lbs of illegal fireworks in the days leading up to the Fourth of July and on the holiday. Approximately 229 were served citations for lighting illegal fireworks.
Las Vegas Fire & Rescue said they seized about 16,000 lbs of illegal fireworks. LVFR said there were 85 total firework incidents in the City of Las Vegas that they responded to from 6 p.m. July 4 to 4 a.m. July 5, including:
- 1- Burn Injury
- 77 -Outside Fires
- 4- Building Fires
- 3- Smoke Investigations Outside Only
Clark County Fire Department, North Las Vegas Fire Department and Henderson Fire Department had not provided Fourth of July data as of Friday morning.
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