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The county confirmed that its Coroner’s Division was allowed
access to the site of the fire incident, and the Coroner’s
Office has been in contact with the families of those who had
been reported missing. No positive identifications have been
made, and recovery efforts are still underway, the county said
in the statement.
Two people were treated for injuries according to officials.
Authorities are still investigating the cause of the blast.
The warehouse was managed by Devastating Pyrotechnics, which has
more than three decades of experience designing and producing
fireworks shows in the Bay Area, according to a screenshot of
its website before it was taken down. The company, with
headquarters in both San Francisco and Esparto, focuses mainly
on display fireworks for big productions instead of those for
retail. The company said in a statement it would cooperate fully
with officials in their investigation.
Further south in the state, authorities said that one man was
found dead on the scene after a “fireworks-related blaze” ripped
through four homes in a Los Angeles neighborhood Thursday night.
A woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition, four
others were given treatment for smoke inhalation on the scene
and several animals were injured, the Los Angeles Fire
Department said in a statement.
Fireworks were still erupting in the area when firefighters
arrived at the blaze, which they brought under control later
that night, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The
cause of the fire is still being investigated, department
spokesperson Lyndsey Lantz said.
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