The Brief
- No fatalities were reported during the holiday weekend, but several people sustained injuries.
- A local business owner in San Francisco faces costly repairs after fireworks-related damage.
SAN FRANCISCO – Illegal fireworks lit up the skies and caused chaos across the Bay Area during the Fourth of July holiday, leaving behind injuries, property damage, and frustration among residents.
In San Francisco’s Mission District, police declared an unlawful assembly near 26th Street and Treat Avenue after crowds lit fireworks in the streets on the Fourth of July. Video provided by Mission Local showed SFPD heavily-armed officers moving in as fireworks exploded and people scattered.
SFPD said one man was detained in the area and later found carrying a firearm. Officers reported being targeted with bottles and fireworks throughout the night as they worked to disperse groups gathered illegally.…