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Person killed in southern California house explosion; fireworks suspected: officials

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago

A person was killed after an explosion at a Simi Valley, California home on Thurs., the Ventura County Fire Department said. Fireworks are suspected.

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  1. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Person killed in Simi Valley house explosion; fireworks suspected (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A person was killed after an explosion at a Simi Valley home on Thursday; officials suspect fireworks were the cause.

  2. KEYT Santa Barbara

    One person has died after an explosion caused by fireworks at a Simi Valley home Thursday | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – Fireworks sparked an explosion that killed one person and ignited a house fire Thursday afternoon in the 1600 block of Edmund Street

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    1 killed in fire and possible fireworks explosion at Simi Valley home (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    One person was killed in a fire and explosion at a Simi Valley home that firefighters said might have been caused by fireworks.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    California fireworks explosions: 1 killed in Simi Valley, 2 critically injured in Bay Area (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    California has seen a spate of accidental fireworks explosions leading up to the Fourth of July with a Thursday morning detonation killing 1 in a Simi Valley home and a similar incident critically injuring two people in a Bay Area residence.

  5. ABC 7 Chicago

    Person killed in southern California house explosion; fireworks suspected: officials (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A person was killed after an explosion at a Simi Valley, California home on Thurs., the Ventura County Fire Department said. Fireworks are suspected.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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