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Denver Police Seize More Illegal Fireworks

DENVER (CBS4) - Denver police arrested two men for illegally storing and possessing fireworks on Wednesday. Police seized the fireworks on Utica Street near 29th Avenue.

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The contraband summed up to $15,000. Police are investigating where it came from.

Police have received 850 calls about illegal fireworks in the past two weeks.

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They recently busted another home for illegal firework possession on Wolcott Court, near Florida Avenue and Tennyson Street.

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Police also found 2,000 to 3,000 pounds of illegal fireworks inside a box truck near West Alameda Avenue and South Eliot Street.

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HealthONE runs eight hospitals in the Denver metro area including Swedish Medical Center. Doctors there say their burn center is prepping to see patients with burns.

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