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UPDATE: Human Remains Found at Fireworks Explosion Site in Esparto
- On Tuesday evening, a large explosion triggered multiple blasts and fires at a facility storing fireworks in Esparto, Yolo County.
- The explosion likely resulted from a fire reaching fireworks stored without local permits on a property owned by Yolo County Sheriff Lieutenant Sam Machado.
- The blast injured two people, led to a one-mile evacuation zone, caused outages affecting over 2,000 PG&E customers, and left seven individuals unaccounted for amid hazardous conditions.
- Devastating Pyrotechnics, the company involved, expressed sympathy and gratitude for emergency responders, while investigators, including the State Fire Marshal and ATF National Response Team, continue a complex investigation.
- Authorities urge continued avoidance of the area until hazards subside, as recovery efforts proceed cautiously, and power and evacuation orders remain partially in effect with no confirmed fatalities reported.
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Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (ESPARTO, Calif) — Human remains have been found at the warehouse filled with fireworks that exploded in Northern California this week, officials said. The number of fatalities was not released and no positive identifications have been made, Yolo County officials said. Seven people were considered missing on Wednesday. “Recovery efforts are expected to continue throughout the weekend as investigators, coroner personnel…
Tearful Mother Begs Firefighters to Let Her onto Scene of California Fireworks Explosion Where Her 3 Sons Worked: ‘I Want to Search for My Kids’
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UPDATE: Human remains found at fireworks explosion site in Esparto
Three days after a massive explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Esparto left seven people missing and two others injured, the Yolo County Coroner’s Division confirmed the finding of human remains during a coordinated recovery operation Friday morning. According to a news release, Yolo County personnel were granted access to the Oakdale Fire incident site, where they found human remains. No positive identifications have been made. Recovery effor…
Esparto fireworks explosions: Crews begin search, recovery for 7 missing people
For the first time since massive fireworks explosions leveled a warehouse in the Esparto area of Yolo County, first responders were seen entering the blast zone to begin searching for seven missing people.
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