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California explosion news: A warehouse storing fireworks in California's Esparto area, near Sacramento, caught fire and exploded on Tuesday, sending a massive fireball into the air and launching debris. The blast caused pyrotechnics to detonate above the site, according to officials and eyewitness footage. The Yolo County Sheriff's Office confirmed the warehouse was actively burning, but it's unclear if there were any injuries.

Dramatic footage captures California warehouse fireworks explosion

A helicopter video shot by KCRA, an NBC affiliate in Sacramento, showed the intense fire at the facility, with at least one building engulfed in flames and fireworks shooting into the air and detonating. The footage revealed a massive explosion and fireball, preceded by white smoke bursting through the roof, followed by numerous airbursts from the fireworks.

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Cause of Califorina explosion 

As of now, the cause of the massive explosion is yet to be uncovered. However, the agency, known as Cal Fire, is investigating the cause of the fire, but a representative from the sheriff's office said Tuesday night that there was nothing apparently criminal. Drones were being used to assess the damage, NBC reported.

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Esparto Fire Protection District Chief Curtis Lawrence had no comment to reporters about whether there were any injuries Tuesday night. "Everything is very preliminary right now," NBC quoted Lawrence as saying.

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Firefighters responded to the fire at around 5:50 p.m. and found "a few commercial buildings well-involved, as well as numerous explosions and numerous spot fires throughout the area," Lawrence said.