Lathrop residents got more than what they anticipated from the city’s birthday celebration and fireworks show Tuesday night.
“We had some small spot fires that occurred as a result of the fireworks launch, which were controlled pretty quickly,” Lathrop-Manteca Fire District Chief David Bramell said. “Then we had some fireworks that went beyond, or at least some embers from the fireworks, that went beyond our fallout zone into some vegetation that was a little thicker.”
This isn’t uncommon for fireworks shows. Because of that, crews at the Lathrop-Manteca Fire District were prepared…