Many Bay Area locations use fireworks from other vendors than the company involved in Wednesday’s devastating fire and explosion.

Several people who worked in Yolo County warehouses used for storing professional-grade fireworks are still missing Thursday following a giant explosion and raging fire. A barrage of fireworks exploded before the warehouses collapsed near Esparto,

In the weeks leading up to the holiday, Gary Souza and around 60 fellow pyrotechnicans are focused entirely on finalizing the 49th annual Macy’s show. But they are not strolling along the Brooklyn Bridge where it will take place, nor are they balancing aboard one of the four barges in the East River that will supply additional launch points.

Some residents from the small Yolo County community of Esparto recounted what they witnessed during a fireworks explosion that has left seven unaccounted for.

Multiple explosions destroyed a fireworks facility near Esparto in Yolo County on Tuesday. The explosions and fire that spread to nearby vegetation caused power outages and evacuations while crews tried to get a handle on the flames.

By Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story ESPARTO, California (KCRA) — Multiple explosions obliterated a fireworks facility Tuesday in the Esparto area of Yolo County, causing nearby evacuations and power outages.