San Jose fireworks show canceled due to Yolo County warehouse blast

SAN JOSE A major explosion at a pyrotechnics facility in Yolo County has forced the cancelation of a Fourth of July fireworks display at Lake Cunningham Park in San Jose but a celebration will still take place according to an city official Related Articles Seven missing after warehouse storing fireworks explodes in Yolo County Keeping your pets safe happy during Fourth of July Want to photograph fireworks Here are selected tips from a professional photographer Where fireworks are legal in California and what kinds you can buy San Jose police seize -plus pounds of illegal fireworks San Jose City Councilmember Domingo Candelas informed the news in a social media post Wednesday Our fireworks vendor was directly impacted by the warehouse explosion late last night in Yolo County Candelas explained However we are working to pivot to a drone show The pyrotechnics facility located at County Road and County Road A in Esparto exploded around p m Tuesday and touched off a -acre fire Seven people remain unaccounted for Cal Fire the Esparto Fire Protection District and the Yolo County Office of Exigency Services noted in a joint news release Wednesday First responders and investigators are working diligently with the property owner to determine the whereabouts of those individuals officials mentioned Evacuation orders remain in place around the property as crews continue to assess the site for hazards Cal Fire mentioned it believes the property is owned by an progressing pyrotechnic license holder As part of our scrutiny we will be working to determine that everything happening at the facility was within license requirements government noted This type of case is very rare as facilities like this are required to not only follow our stringent California pyrotechnic requirements but also federal explosive storage requirements The celebration at Lake Cunningham Park will begin at p m Friday Candelas revealed There is no on-site event parking he added and attendees are encouraged to park at Eastridge Mall and take the free shuttles from the JC Penney lot to the park Road closures along the perimeter of the park will take place as scheduled for the day Candelas noted The cancelation of the Lake Cunningham Park fireworks display follows the city s decision last month to call off a similar show at Almaden Lake Park Administrators commented that event had outgrown the park as a venue Last year a fire broke out during the show Check back for updates