YOLO COUNTY – Seven people were missing Wednesday afternoon, a day after a warehouse storing fireworks exploded in Yolo County, authorities said. The explosion also sparked a vegetation fire and triggered evacuations.

Seven people are still "unaccounted for" in Yolo County's town of Esparto after several explosions at a fireworks warehouse resulted in a fire, officials said.

Seven people remain unaccounted for following an explosion at a fireworks facility in Esparto, California, officials have said "First responders and investigators are working diligently with the property owner to determine the whereabouts of those individuals,