One dead after fireworks explosion sets Los Angeles home on fire

A man was killed in Los Angeles after commercial-grade fireworks caused a massive fire at his home investigators revealed Executives also noted a woman inferred to be the man's wife is hospitalized and fighting for her life after the situation on Thursday night in the Pacoima neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley FOX LA shared Crews discovered the man and woman trapped in a home as they were evacuating people in the area The man was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was transported to a hospital in critical condition HUMAN REMAINS DISCOVERED DAYS AFTER DEVASTATING CALIFORNIA FIREWORKS FACILITY EXPLOSIONThe fire was revealed on Thursday at around p m and spread to four homes and at least one car It took nearly an hour for more than firefighters to put out the fire The fire department released a gas leak in one of the homes while responding to the fire The fire also knocked down several power lines It was very chaotic Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman David Ortiz explained Fox LA There were fireworks that were exploding there were power lines that were down and a large amount of fire department response flooding into the area It was very similar to a war zone and there were fireworks that were raining down on this neighborhood he added It just seems like we're seeing a lot more of these powerful fireworks being sold out of residential areas Video from the scene revealed dozens of fireworks exploding causing a massive fire Smaller fires were also ignited by fireworks dropping onto the street SEVEN MISSING AFTER POWERFUL EXPLOSION AT CALIFORNIA FIREWORKS FACILITY AS EVACUATION ORDERS REMAIN IN PLACEFour other people and several animals were injured in the fire including a dog taken to an crisis veterinarian