The Fourth of July and Your Safety

You are sitting in your living room planning a fourth of July celebration with family. Should you throw an afternoon BBQ with friends or should you all just take it easy and rest? More importantly, what about the fireworks? Should you buy a caseload of the latest and greatest sparklers and rockets available on the street or should you take everyone to one of numerous professional fireworks displays around town? Suddenly, your house shakes to its foundations as all the glass in your windows are shattered by a massive explosion.

There is a loud ringing in your ears as a splitting headache begins to develop due to the shaking of your brain. You walk outside to find out what just happened. All the cars on your street have their windows blown out while your neighbors need to evacuate their houses due to the extensive damage from the blast. Hours later, you hear from authorities that a large cache of fireworks, illegally bought and stored by one of your neighbors, was behind the entire incident. Although you spend the rest of the weekend cleaning up the mess, you decide that it’s best to attend professionally prepared fireworks displays for you and your family in the years ahead.

The above scenario might sound like a fantasy, but something similar happened in South Los Angeles on June 30th, 2021. The recent explosion occurred as Los Angeles Police tried to safely dispose of 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks stored in the backyard of a residential house. The explosion resulted in 17 injuries and extensive damage to surrounding property. In light of this tragedy, The Prestige Law Personal Injury & Car Accident Lawyers reminds everyone that illegal fireworks put our neighbors and our first responders in jeopardy. As we all try to resume our normal lives after a year of lockdowns due to COVID, some people may want to celebrate extra hard this year by throwing their own lavish fireworks displays.

Please follow all safety rules as you celebrate the Fourth of July this year and stay away from illegal fireworks that have the potential to cause injury to you and your loved ones. The Prestige Law Personal Injury & Car Accident Lawyers wants you to know that if a neighbor’s use of illegal fireworks causes injury to your property or the life of your loved ones, they are liable for your loss. Having the right team on your side after an unforeseen tragedy is important because we know what questions to ask in order to put your life back on track swiftly, and with the least amount of pain. If you’ve been injured as a result of an illegal firework celebration, please call the Prestige Law Personal Injury & Car Accident Lawyers to speak with one of our expert liability attorneys.

Below is a link for fireworks displays in the Los Angeles area so you and your loved ones can celebrate this Independence Day safely.

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