{"id":36147,"date":"2025-07-02T22:43:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T22:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/7-unaccounted-for-after-california-fireworks-warehouse-explosion-officials-say\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T22:43:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T22:43:37","slug":"7-unaccounted-for-after-california-fireworks-warehouse-explosion-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/7-unaccounted-for-after-california-fireworks-warehouse-explosion-officials-say\/","title":{"rendered":"7 &#8220;unaccounted for&#8221; after California fireworks warehouse explosion, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Seven people are &#8220;unaccounted for&#8221; after several explosions at a fireworks warehouse resulted in a fire in Northern California&#8217;s Yolo County, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>It happened Tuesday evening in the community of Esparto. The Yolo County Sheriff&#8217;s Office confirmed the building was a fireworks warehouse in the area of county roads 23 and 86A.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/02\/cae3350d-ffd7-454c-be37-5dd3e938ff97\/thumbnail\/620x349\/9fc62ab67fafd90fc6dda19942e86608\/before-and-after-esparto.jpg#\" alt=\"before-and-after-esparto.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/02\/cae3350d-ffd7-454c-be37-5dd3e938ff97\/thumbnail\/620x349\/9fc62ab67fafd90fc6dda19942e86608\/before-and-after-esparto.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/02\/cae3350d-ffd7-454c-be37-5dd3e938ff97\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/67d2b5313978edc74bc4b0f34ce0c771\/before-and-after-esparto.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Here&#8217;s a look at the facility before and after the explosions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yolo County officials issued <a href=\"https:\/\/protect.genasys.com\/location?z=14&amp;latlon=38.67131877592507%2C-121.9615040088297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">mandatory evacuations<\/a> for a one-mile stretch as a result of the fire. The evacuation area is on the south side of Highway 16, stretching south to County Road 25 and stretching west from Tutt Street to County Road 85B. The small community of Madison was also in the evacuation zone, but residents have since been allowed to return home.<\/p>\n<p>Several structures on the property caught fire, with the flames spreading into multiple grass fires with a combined burn area of approximately 80 acres, the Esparto Fire Protection District said in a Tuesday night news conference. The initial explosion happened around 5:50 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>CBS Sacramento spoke to some people who said they had loved ones believed to have been inside the facility at the time of the incident, but they had not been able to contact them. In an update late Wednesday morning, Cal Fire said seven people were not accounted for and that first responders are working to determine their whereabouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sacramento\/video\/girlfriend-of-man-missing-after-california-fireworks-warehouse-explosion-questions-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Syanna Ruiz, 18, said her boyfriend and two brothers-in-law are missing<\/a><\/span>, saying her boyfriend&#8217;s first day was on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We last spoke to them around 2 or 3 when they were supposed to be leaving and then we found out about it through a report or something on Instagram and we came instantly,&#8221; Ruiz said. &#8220;Praying to God that they&#8217;re alive and maybe they just need medical attention.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Esparto Fire Chief Curtis Lawrence said two people were injured and received medical care. He said no firefighters have been injured.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement officials said streets around the evacuation zone and leading into the facility were shut down.<\/p>\n<p>Road closures remain in effect for the following stretches, however: County Road 86A at County Road 25, County Road 86A at State Route 16, County Road 23 at County Road 87B, and County Road 86 at County Road 23.<\/p>\n<p>CBS News San Francisco&#8217;s chopper was in the region due to <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sacramento\/news\/vacaville-grass-fire-browns-valley-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">a grass fire in nearby Vacaville<\/a><\/span>. The chopper flew by the Esparto fire and captured images of the flames.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/02\/47590aa8-3d3c-402f-8e73-0284f7074bc5\/thumbnail\/620x355\/2496a071a47e323ed864824f499d63fb\/esparto-fire.png#\" alt=\"esparto-fire.png \" height=\"355\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/02\/47590aa8-3d3c-402f-8e73-0284f7074bc5\/thumbnail\/620x355\/2496a071a47e323ed864824f499d63fb\/esparto-fire.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News San Francisco \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cal Fire LNU sent crews into the area to assist with the fire. Cal Fire will be taking the lead in the investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CBS Sacramento&#8217;s First Alert Weather Team confirmed the smoke plume from the initial explosion reached between 10,000 and 15,000 feet in elevation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/02\/60303c0a-3da9-4a4f-a988-e5d67c562791\/thumbnail\/620x393\/9f336b8c8ccad37c70f6ed034c119383\/fire-smoke.png#\" alt=\"fire-smoke.png \" height=\"393\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/02\/60303c0a-3da9-4a4f-a988-e5d67c562791\/thumbnail\/620x393\/9f336b8c8ccad37c70f6ed034c119383\/fire-smoke.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Smoke plume from the initial explosion<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News San Francisco<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Where are Esparto and Yolo County located in California?<\/h2>\n<p>Yolo County borders the west side of Sacramento County.  Esparto is a small, rural town located about 14 miles west of the city of Woodland in Yolo County and about 35 miles northwest of the city of Sacramento.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-left embed--size-medium\"><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sacramento\/video\/yolo-county-residents-share-experiences-as-fireworks-facility-explosions-cause-fire\/\" class=\"embed__headline-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/>\n            <\/svg><br \/>\n          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">Yolo County residents share experiences as fireworks facility explosions cause fire<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">02:19<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some residents of the area told CBS Sacramento that windows to their homes were rattled by at least two separate explosions. Some described their house shaking like during an earthquake, with explosions going off seemingly every five minutes. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 2,200 Pacific Gas and Electric customers in the area were left without power due to the incident. 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