An 8-year-old girl was fatally struck by illegal fireworks on July 4th, according to the Buena Park Police Department.

Dusk will bring thunderous booms and bright sparkles across Twin Cities skies this week. Most municipalities will hold their fireworks shows on July 4th; a few are holding it a day or two before the holiday or two days after it.

The 13-year-old boy died in Minnesota after a firework he held in a tube away from his body shot out from the opposite end and struck him in the chest. The local sheriff's office said that the boy fell to the ground and that bystanders performed chest compressions, but that their efforts were ultimately unsuccessful.