The Ventura County Fire Department responded to the fire at a residence in the 1600 block of Edmund Street shortly before noon.

Fireworks sparked an explosion that killed one person and ignited a house fire Thursday afternoon in the 1600 block of Edmund Street

An explosion caused by fireworks in Simi Valley led to a house fire and one fatality. The incident occurred on Edmund Street, with the fire spreading quickly but extinguished within an hour.