Multiple explosions at fireworks facility rocks California community forcing some to evacuate just days before Fourth of July
Multiple blasts were reported from the facility in Esparto in Yolo County Tuesday evening, with fireworks detonating amid the flames that engulfed several structures, according to KCRA.
4 Explosions at a fireworks facility rocked a northern California community ahead of Independence Day.
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'All we felt was everything shake,' Esparto resident Bryan Sandoval, who was at his home when he heard the first explosion, told the Sacramento Bee.
Explosions were still seen hours later, with the thick smoke creating an acrid smell throughout the one-mile evacuation zone, The Bee reported.
The initial explosion, which was first reported from a warehouse on the property around 5:50 p.m., caused 'numerous spot fires' in the area,
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4 A mandatory evacuation order was issued to residents near the warehouse.
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4 The blasts happened Tuesday night at a facility in rural Yolo County.
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4 'All we felt was everything shake,' said resident Bryan Sandoval.
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Esparto Fire Protection District Chief Curtis Lawrence told reporters at a press conference.
That collective blaze, dubbed the Oakdale Fire, had spread to over 78 acres before its progress was halted around 7:30 p.m., officials said.
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