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firework cake
Coverage of firework cake in the Nexus archive.
- 8-year-old girl dies after firework misfires during Fourth of July display, authorities say
An 8-year-old girl, Jasmine, died after being struck by misfired illegal fireworks during a Fourth of July party hosted by Earl Decastro in Santa Ana, California. Decastro was charged with involuntary manslaughter, recklessly setting fire causing great bodily injury, and illegal possession of dangerous fireworks. The incident occurred when an illegal $400 firework cake, containing professional-grade explosives, misfired and shot mortars into the crowd.