Illegal Diwali fireworks sparked major house fires in both the United States and Canada this week, leaving families homeless and prompting renewed calls for tougher enforcement of fireworks bans. In New York state's Queens (South Ozone Park), a fire broke out around 2:25am on Wednesday after fireworks, believed to be part of a Diwali celebration, flew into a home and ignited flames that spread to three houses on Foch Boulevard and Lincoln Street, according to the FDNY, reported CBS News. Surveillance footage showed fireworks shooting directly into one of the homes before bright orange flames engulfed the area. “I was up and I smelled the smoke and saw the fire,” said neighbor Mohiuddin Saif. “Came running down, called my mother- and father-in-law… we basically all just ran outside at

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