One person is in critical condition and rescuers searching for trapped pets following a fireworks explosion at a home in the Pacoima neighborhood of Los Angeles Thursday morning.
Emergency crews were sent to the 13500 block of Remington Street when the incident was reported around 9 a.m.
“Initial reports from the scene indicate an explosion in a single-family dwelling,” Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Lyndsey Lantz said in a news alert.
One patient, identified only as a 40-year-old man, was in critical condition with burn injuries, Lantz said.
Crews also identified several dogs trapped in the partially collapsed home and have begun extrication efforts. Family members at the scene reported a total of four dogs potentially inside.
The wounded resident told emergency personnel that no other people were home at the time of the blast.
Investigators believe fireworks were the cause of the explosion.
Members of the “LAFD HazMat, LAFD Arson, LAPD Bomb Squad, LAPD Major Crimes, LA Building and Safety, DOT, DWP, and SoCal Gas” were all sent to the scene, the Lantz said.
