A number of municipalities across Northern California have put their Fourth of July fireworks shows on hold after the explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Esparto. Cal Fire says seven people are unaccounted for after the massive explosion at Devastating Pyrotechnics on Tuesday.

The blast caused several spot fires and scattered large pieces of debris across a wide area, authorities said. The cause is under investigation.

(Reuters) -Seven people were missing after a fire and powerful explosion leveled a commercial fireworks facility in rural northern California, authorities said on Wednesday. Aerial footage from local news media showed the large warehouse-like building blown to pieces Tuesday evening in an enormous,