By City News Service Jul 1, 2021 LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE (CNS) - Nearly 80,000 pounds of illegal fireworks were seized during a two-month enforcement effort at the California-Nevada border in an effort to reduce the chance of injuries, fires and property damage, it was announced today. The announcement of 79,411 pounds of dangerous fireworks seized came at news conference by state and local fire officials in La Canada Flintridge, a day after a huge explosion in a South Los Angeles neighborhood by the Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad during an effort to dispose of illegal fireworks. The enforcement effort occurred throughout May and June, said California State Fire Marshal Mike Richwine.