Search Continues for 7 Missing After Huge Explosion at California Fireworks Warehouse

Search Continues for 7 Missing After Huge Explosion at California Fireworks Warehouse
Smoke and flames rise during a fireworks warehouse explosion near Esparto, Calif., Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Rescue crews were searching on Thursday for seven people still missing days after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California shook a tiny farming community and forced the cancellation of nearby July Fourth celebrations.

The barrage of fireworks that exploded Tuesday caused a massive blaze that led to other spot fires and collapsed the building in Yolo County about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Sacramento.