They Had Just Gotten Home From Work When Fireworks From the Street Set Their Fort Worth House on Fire
Cinthia Solano was away from home when her phone rang around 11 p.m. on July 4. Her cousins were calling to tell her the house was on fire.
She did not believe it. Then they turned the camera around.
By the time she got back, 30 minutes later, it was gone. “Our entire home was destroyed,” she said. “It didn’t look like my home.”
The House Her Parents Built
The home in the 5500 block of Curzon Avenue was not just a property. Solano’s parents spent years paying it off before retiring to their home country. They left it to the family. There was no homeowner’s insurance.
Solano’s cousins, Johana and Zaira Mojica, were inside when it started. Neighbors pounded on the door to warn them. Johana, who is 7 months pregnant, made it out but burned her foot on the ground and her shoulder from falling debris.
She began having contractions and was rushed to the hospital. Johana and her unborn child are safe.
By the time flames were caught on video by neighbors, they had already engulfed the structure. The family’s vehicles were destroyed. The house was a total loss. Firework casings were still visible scattered across the street in the days that followed.
“The only thing I thought about was getting out of there,” Johana said.
What Was Seen Before the Fire Started
Neighbors shared video showing people setting off fireworks in the street before the fire broke out. Solano said fireworks had been a concern in that neighborhood for years.
“I did see our neighbors that live in front of us setting fireworks, and they do that every year,” she said. “That was always our concern, that something might happen.”
The Fort Worth Fire Department has not confirmed fireworks as the cause. In a statement, the department said none of the July 4 weekend fires can officially be listed as caused by fireworks, but investigators cannot rule it out either.
Anyone with video or information is asked to contact arson investigators at 817-392-6852.
The full family account was reported by WFAA, which spoke directly with the family. Solano has since launched a GoFundMe to help the family start over.
What Most People Do Not Know About Fort Worth and Fireworks
Fireworks are completely illegal within Fort Worth city limits. Not restricted. Banned entirely. Possession, use, sale, all of it is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $2,000.
The city set up a dedicated fireworks hotline this July 4 and deployed police overtime across every patrol division. None of it stopped what happened on Curzon Avenue.
The harder part is that this is not a rare situation. This Ottawa family rebuilt their home after a devastating fire, only for it to be struck by lightning a year later, a reminder that the road back from something like this is longer and harder than most people realize.
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Why This Matters
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, fireworks sent an estimated 13,000 people to emergency rooms in 2025. Burns made up 38% of all ER visits. In 2023, fireworks caused over 32,000 fires across the country, including more than 3,700 structure fires.
The Mojica family is one data point behind those numbers. And it keeps happening in different cities. A neighbor’s fireworks burned down a Garden Grove man’s home and he lost everything inside. When fires move this fast, there is often no second chance.
A pregnant woman was burned. A paid-off family home, built by parents who worked their whole lives for it, is gone. And the people who may have caused it face no charges yet.
Key Takeaways
- Fire happened July 4, 2026, at the 5500 block of Curzon Avenue, Fort Worth
- Johana Mojica, 7 months pregnant, burned her foot and shoulder escaping the blaze
- She was contracting on hospital arrival; she and her baby are safe
- At least 4 people displaced; a firefighter treated for heat exhaustion on scene
- The home was the family’s childhood house, fully paid off, with no homeowner’s insurance
- Neighbors saw people shooting fireworks in the street just before the fire started
- Fireworks are completely banned in Fort Worth; fines up to $2,000
- Fire cause still under investigation; no suspects named
The people who lit those fireworks that night may not even know what they left behind. Should neighbors face real legal consequences when their illegal fireworks destroy someone’s home and injure a pregnant woman? Drop your thoughts in the comments.
Wrapping Up
Solano said watching her parents’ home burn down in minutes was something she still cannot fully process. They worked their whole lives to give their family something solid. It was gone before anyone could stop it.
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Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. All details are based on publicly available reports at the time of publication. The investigation is ongoing and details may change.
