ANTIOCH, Calif. - A small fire sparked by illegal fireworks threatened a home in Antioch. It was just one of dozens that Contra Costa County crews responded to over the weekend.
Nei Trotter said she was injured in one of those fires."The smell was really bad," she said. "The smoke filled the house. 'Surveillance video of a fire that burned a bush near homes on Reseda Way.
Neighbors said it was started by people who were playing with illegal fireworks around 10 p.m. on July 4. Trotter said she and her family evacuated when the flames burned in their front yard. "Some debris and ashes got into my eye.
I was told by a doctor after I was transported to the hospital that my cornea has scratches," said Trotter. "It's swollen. It's painful.