One person is dead after a house fire in Simi Valley, which authorities determined to be caused by explosions from fireworks on Thursday afternoon.The Ventura County Fire Department said they received calls around 11:48 a.

Police and firefighters responded to reports of a large explosion followed by a series of smaller explosions on July 3.

One person was killed Thursday in an explosion at a Simi Valley home that firefighters said might have been caused by fireworks. The fire and explosion in the home’s garage were reported late Thursday morning in the 1600 block of Edmund Street.