Illegal fireworks ignited California blaze that caused $10m in damage, mayor says

Hawarden fire in Riverside county burned 527 acres, injured two people and destroyed six homes

Illegal fireworks ignited a blaze in southern California over the weekend that destroyed six homes and caused $10m in damages, officials said this week.

The Hawarden fire in Riverside county has scorched 527 acres, damaged seven homes and cost the county more than $1m in emergency response, Patricia Lock Dawson, the city’s mayor, said at a press conference on Monday.