Fireworks are blamed for a blaze that burned down a home in Hutchinson, Kansas, killing two family dogs and causing $600,000 damage. Investigators say Thursday’s pre-dawn fire apparently began when fireworks landed on the roof from somewhere in the neighborhood.

Fireworks are also suspected in several house fires in the Wichita area. A house in Emporia went up in flames Thursday when two children put a couple of spent sparklers in the ground. The sparklers ignited dry grass under the front porch, starting a fire that spread quickly. No one was injured.