7 missing after fireworks warehouse explosions in Northern California


LOS ANGELES, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Seven people are unaccounted for after a series of explosions at a fireworks warehouse sparked a wildfire on Tuesday in Northern California, the United States, local authorities said Wednesday.

The explosions occurred at a facility in Yolo County, northwest of Sacramento, igniting the fire around 6 p.m. Tuesday local time (0100 GMT Wednesday) in the town of Esparto.

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