Fourth of July celebrations are being cancelled across Northern California due to safety concerns and an explosion of a local pyrotechnics facility.

A deadly fireworks explosion in Yolo County has disrupted Fourth of July celebrations across Northern California, prompting a wave of cancellations and postponements from Chico to the Bay Area.

The explosion occurred on Tuesday at 6:02 p.m. at a pyrotechnics facility near Esparto, to the west of Sacramento. According to a joint news release from Cal Fire and the Esparto Fire Protection District, seven individuals remain unaccounted for, and the site is now an active crime scene.

Advertisement

Article continues below this ad

“Our hearts and thoughts are with those we lost, their families, and everyone impacted in our community,” the business operating at the site, Devastating Pyrotechnics, said in a public statement. “We are grateful for the swift response of law enforcement and emergency personnel. Our focus will remain on those directly impacted by this tragedy, and we will cooperate fully with the proper authorities in their investigation.”

The aftermath has left a ripple effect on cities throughout the Bay Area. 

The Yuba-Sutter........

© SFGate