Wed 02/July/2025 – 08:11 AM
A powerful explosion occurred in a fireworks depot in Yulu County in the northern part of the west of California, which caused a fire as a result of the explosion, according to US police.
An explosion and fire in California
The office of the US provincial police chief, on social media, revealed that a major explosion occurred in the Esparto and Madison area, adding that a fireworks storage warehouse exploded and still burned.
The accident caused the escalation of columns of black smoke in the air, while American media indicated that several explosions occurred on the site.
In the same context, the California Fire Department said that its crews rushed to the scene a little before 6 pm local time, after a fire erupted along the 23rd regional road.
The office of the US province’s police chief urged everyone to avoid the area so that the firefighters and the rescue were safe to perform their work safely, adding that the authorities established a one -mile evacuation area around the accident site.
