This was scary to watch.

A fireworks warehouse caught fire in Yolo County, California, on Tuesday.

Shortly after the warehouse caught fire, a major explosion occurred, which a local news network caught on camera.

Watch the moment the warehouse exploded here:

Explosion at fireworks warehouse in Yolo County, California captured on live TV pic.twitter.com/QPgEdeenwu

— BNO News Live (@BNODesk) July 2, 2025

NBC News reported more on the explosion:

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 officials and video from the scene.

The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office said the warehouse, near the Esparto area northwest of Sacramento, exploded and was actively burning.

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,” he said.

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.

More angles:

#BREAKING: Emegerncy crews are asking people to evacuate the area after massive explosion took place at a Fireworks Warehouse ⁰⁰#Esparto | #California

Emergency crews in Esparto California, are urging residents in the area to evacuate following a massive explosion at a… pic.twitter.com/TLi5TyrhOR

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) July 2, 2025

FIREWORKS EXPLOSION: More scenes from the Fireworks Warehouse explosion in Yolo County, California.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Officials said late Tuesday the flames quickly spread into an 80-acre commercial structure fire as a result of the explosion.… pic.twitter.com/TPrZeUJtUh

— Robbie Harvey (@therobbieharvey) July 2, 2025

AP reported that the cause of the fire is being investigated:

“We do believe this location is owned by an active pyrotechnic license holder,” Deputy State Fire Marshal Kara Garrett told KXTV in Sacramento. She added: “This type of incident is very rare, as facilities like this are required to not only follow our stringent California pyrotechnic requirements, but also federal explosive storage requirements.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said it was tracking what happened and that state ground and air resources were deployed.

“The State Fire Marshal has sent an arson and bomb investigation team, and stands ready to provide additional support as needed,” the governor’s office said on the social site X.

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