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The explosion at a fireworks warehouse left seven people dead.
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The explosion at a fireworks warehouse left seven people dead.
The parents of three brothers — 18-year-old Jesus Ramos, 22-year-old Jhony Ramos and 28-year-old Junior Melendez — faced the danger head-on, desperate to find their sons after the fireworks facility they worked at exploded.
Seven people were "unaccounted for" in Yolo County's town of Esparto after several explosions at a fireworks warehouse resulted in a fire, officials said.
In the first moments after explosions at a fireworks warehouse in Esparto rocked the community, a man who lived nearby sprang into action towards falling flames and live fireworks, just hoping he could help.
Officials in San Jose announced that a 4th of July drone show would take place at Lake Cunningham after Tuesday's explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Yolo County led to the cancellation of the fireworks display.
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These municipalities have put their Fourth of July shows on hold after the explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Esparto.
Officials did not take questions and gave only brief remarks regarding the ongoing investigation into the explosion where seven people are still unaccounted for.
Some residents from the small Yolo County community of Esparto recounted what they witnessed during a fireworks explosion that has left seven unaccounted for.
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After what happened in Esparto and the large response that followed, CBS News California looked back at another large fireworks-related explosion in California to get an idea of how the investigation in Yolo County may develop.
Syanna Ruiz says her boyfriend is among the seven people missing after a fireworks facility exploded on Tuesday.
Residents all around the area reported hearing or feeling the massive explosions.
The explosions happened Tuesday in the community of Esparto.
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