Earl Decastro was hosting a Fourth of July party and the victim was the daughter of a family friend, police said.

A young girl was killed after a fireworks mishap on the Fourth of July in Buena Park, authorities said. In a news release, the Buena Park Police Department said officers responded to the 8000 block of Cornflower Circle after seeing large quantities of fireworks at about 9:45 p.

Zach Boetto reports from Buena Park, where an 8-year-old girl died from injuries sustained when a fireworks display began to misfire on the 4th of July.

Massive fireworks lit up the skyline of multiple American cities, marking festivities across the country. Despite widespread education efforts, thousands of Americans are badly injured by fireworks each year.

People filled the National Mall in Washington to celebrate the nation’s 249th birthday.