An explosion at a fireworks facility resulted in significant property damage, affecting local residents like Stephen Gordon and Grant Michaelson. Gordon heard the explosion while working outside and initially thought it was fireworks. His farm experienced power and water outages. Michaelson, shocked by the explosion, described the sound as like a jet engine, and reported that his house suffered extensive damage. The Yolo County Board of Supervisors declared a local state of emergency in response to the incident, allowing requests for further assistance to address the damage.
I heard it and turned around and I saw the plume and I saw fireworks. I'm like, 'Oh, they must have just lit something off,' and then that initial explosion happened you realized it was a lot more serious.
Like a jet engine basically and then the house started shaking. Like the first three seconds, you really can't fathom what's going on. It was nuts.
It blew out all of our windows in our house except for two. I had a brand new shop that I just built, a steel building, and it buckled the west side facing the explosion.
The local state of emergency allows the county to request assistance from state and federal agencies, citing extensive damage to homes, farmland and infrastructure.
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