After the Fourth, SoCal's hot weather is making a bad air-quality situation worse

It's so hot, even the fallout from the fireworks is sluggish.
By Sandra McDonald, Corinne Purtill at Los Angeles Times - California · · 1 min read

It's so hot, even the fallout from the fireworks is sluggish.
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It's so hot, even the fallout from the fireworks is sluggish.

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Council member Billy Mills (forefront) is shown in City Hall council chambers during a commendation ceremony acknowledging the City Delivery Centennial circa 1963.(Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation / Los Angeles Public Library)Billy Gene Mill...

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Fourth of July fireworks sparked dangerous explosions and raging fires across Southern California, leaving several injured and displacing families.

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Temperatures are on the rise in Southern California as the region experiences warm temperatures for the Fourth of July weekend.

Detectives in Compton are investigating two different shootings that resulted in a total of three people dead, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The first shooting was reported at a large Fourth of July party on the 700 block of W. Laurel Street at about 11:20 p.m., LASD said. ...

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