Fireworks cause at least 2 building fires in Seattle, dozens of brush fires

Despite the fact that fireworks are banned in Seattle and King County, they have caused at least two major building fires in the city since July 1.

"Firefighters have responded to at least 67 brush fires throughout the city [since July 1] and the majority of them happened within the last 24 hours," said David Cuerpo with the Seattle Fire Department.

RELATED: Western Washington air quality takes a dive

In fact, Seattle fire crews responded to 53 brush fires on Tuesday, July 4, according to the department's real-time dispatch page.

It's not clear exactly how many of those fires started due to fireworks.

Fire officials say we're not out of the woods, yet. The fire department anticipates residents will continue to set off their unused fireworks throughout the week, despite the dry, hot conditions.

Western Washington was suffering from poor air quality on July 5, ranging from "unhealthy for sensitive groups" to "very unhealthy."

Local agencies blamed the poor air quality on the combination of smoke from wildfires and fireworks smoke from Fourth of July celebrations.