SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — The City of San Jose has canceled its Fourth of July fireworks show at Lake Cunningham after the fireworks planned for the show were destroyed in an explosion at a Yolo County fireworks facility. According to San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, the city is looking for a replacement or alternative to the planned fireworks show.
The party planned Friday at Lake Cunningham Park will still take place, according to city officials, but there will be no fireworks.
The Yolo County explosion occurred around 6 p.m. Tuesday at a fireworks storage warehouse in the area of Esparto and Madison near Country Road 23 and Country 86A. The fire grew to nearly 74 acres before forward progress was halted.
CalFire bomb and arson units are investigating the incident, in which seven people remain unaccounted for, according to fire officials.
The Cloverdale Lions Club also announced Wednesday that it was cancelling its annual Fourth of July fireworks following the Yolo County explosion. The facility, about 22 miles north of Vacaville, was the designated supplier of professional-grade fireworks for the Cloverdale Lions Club 4th of July Aerial Fireworks Show.
In Napa County, St. Helena also announced that its Fourth of July fireworks show had been canceled due to “vendor emergency.” All other July Fourth activities in town “will continue as plans,” according to city officials.
San Francisco city officials told KRON4 that SF’s planned fireworks display over the Embarcadero would go ahead as planned. It is not yet known if any other Bay Area Fourth of July fireworks shows will be impacted.
Bay City News contributed to this report.
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