A warehouse storing fireworks in California caught fire and exploded Tuesday, sending a fireball into the air, launching debris, and causing pyrotechnics to detonate above the site, according to offic

ESPARTO, Calif. (AP) — An explosion at a fireworks warehouse in northern California caused several fires, sending black smoke into the air and forcing evacuations, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Days before the Fourth of July, an explosion at a warehouse storing fireworks in Northern California set off a dramatic pyrotechnics display along with flames and smoke, officials said.