Seven people are still "unaccounted for" in Yolo County's town of Esparto after several explosions at a fireworks warehouse resulted in a fire, officials said.

Explosions continued more than 24 hours after the blast caused several spot fires and scattered large pieces of debris across a wide area, officials said.

Otherwise, the small community located 30 miles west of downtown Sacramento has not been well known until a fireworks facility caught fire and exploded this week, days before the Fourth of July, creating national headlines as seven people remain unaccounted for.