Two bodies at Ontario fireworks explosion tentatively identified, 100 homes still evacuated
An army of bomb squad technicians descended on an Ontario neighborhood Wednesday where 100 homes remain evacuated following a massive fireworks explosion that killed two people.
Cesar Paez-Vasquez, 20, and Alex Paez, 38, are believed to have died in the Tuesday explosion, according to preliminary identifications by the Ontario Police Department.
Both men, who have been missing since the explosion, are connected to the family that lived at the property, police officials said.
(Los Angeles Times)
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Ontario Fire Chief Ray Gayk said the evacuation orders may remain in place awhile as bomb technicians comb the property and ensure that it is safe.