Hundreds of pounds of fireworks explode, destroying homes and injuring firefighters

A massive explosion of hundreds of pounds of fireworks this week rocked an island community in Western Washington, destroying several homes and injuring five people, including three firefighters, according to officials. The fire was likely caused by someone smoking too close to where stored fireworks were kept at a home in the Lagoon Point neighborhood, Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue Chief Jerry Helm told FOX 13. "They’re kind of like a little ticking time bomb, and you’re not sure whe