CA-YOL-Oakdale

State ID:CA
3 letter designator:
Fire name:Oakdale
Location:Yolo County highway 16
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Hazards:Fireworks
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Radio channels:
Scanner link:Yolo County Fire Dispatch - Green Live Audio Feed
Webcam link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTvN35PaDG0
Agency Website:

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This has been some impressive video from KCRA copter.

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This is pretty crazy stuff. The explosion blew what looks like shipping containers of Big rig trailers all over the place. I hope no one is in that mess. Be one heck of an investigation that will ensue when safe to do so. There is not much left of that compound. That warehouse took a beating surprised it not on fire.

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Well that didn’t last long

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wd has it as the Oakdale fire

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Holy Smokes, came back in and watched the last potion of the video and that was something to see the warehouse blow. That would of been something to see at night with all those fireworks going off.

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Crazy when they zoomed out there’s spot fires all over

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There was another major explosion earlier also. Crazy seeing all the bright fireworks in broad daylight like that. The helicopter crew said they could hear that last explosion over the noise of the helicopter, I think you could hear it a little bit in the audio.

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That’s a lot of snakes and sparklers

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I suspect a lot of cancelled shows this weekend

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explosion at ~ 21:30, and another at ~ 40:30
KCRA reports the company linked to the address is called
Devastating Pyrotechnics
FIRIS mapped the scene, a spot fire took off 1.5 miles away.

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This address is owned by Blackstar Fireworks Processing. State Fire Marshal has all licensing information.

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7 missing
Still waiting for scene to self stabilize

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Via KCRA:

"Public records and officials for communities with events impacted by the fireworks explosion identified the company that owned the Esparto facility as Devastating Pyrotechnics.

"On Thursday, the Yolo County Planning Commission confirmed to KCRA 3 that the property was not permitted to store fireworks.

“Rather, the parcel was zoned for agricultural equipment storage.”

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Warrant served in San Francisco at the company owner’s residence
Lots of scuttlebutt about correct licenses and permits

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