A man around 30 years old was found dead after the fire was knocked out and 33-year-old woman was taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition, authorities said. Four others were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene and declined to be taken to the hospital.

Rescue crews were searching on Thursday for seven people still missing days after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California shook a tiny farming community and forced the cancellation of nearby July Fourth celebrations.

(Reuters) -Seven people were missing after a fire and powerful explosion leveled a commercial fireworks facility in rural northern California, authorities said on Wednesday. Aerial footage from local news media showed the large warehouse-like building blown to pieces Tuesday evening in an enormous,