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Authorities recover 7 bodies from site of Calif. warehouse explosion

Headline from UPI, on the newest of 3 developments

Authorities in northern California have confirmed the recovery of the bodies of seven people who had been reported missing following last week's explosion of a warehouse storing fireworks near Sacramento.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Search continues for 7 missing after huge explosion at California fireworks factory

    Headline from Wfmy News 2 ·

  2. Human remains found at California fireworks warehouse explosion site

    Headline from UPI ·

  3. Newest

    Authorities recover 7 bodies from site of Calif. warehouse explosion

    Headline from UPI ·

Reports & sources

30 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    Seven missing after explosion at California fireworks warehouse upends Fourth of July celebrations (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The fiery blast occurred at a Yolo County property used by Devastating Pyrotechnics, a company known for staging large-scale fireworks displays.

  2. Wfmy News 2

    Search continues for 7 missing after huge explosion at California fireworks factory (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Emergency crews and investigators are working with the property’s owner and monitoring the area using drones to find the missing people.

  3. Bangor Daily News

    Search continues for 7 missing after huge explosion at California fireworks warehouse (opens Bangor Daily News)

    Published

    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rescue crews were searching on Thursday for seven people still missing days after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in

  4. Fox News

    Seven missing after powerful explosion at California fireworks facility as evacuation orders remain in place (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Violent explosion at a fireworks facility in Yolo County, California, leaves hundreds without power and seven people missing, with officials using drones due to unsafe conditions.

  5. New York Post

    7 missing after explosion at California fireworks warehouse sets off massive blaze (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Seven people were missing Wednesday following an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in rural Northern California that caused a massive fire that spread to farm fields and forced evacuations in the surrounding community, authorities said.

  6. UPI

    Human remains found at California fireworks warehouse explosion site (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    The remains of at least some of the seven who are missing have been found at the site of Tuesday's deadly fireworks warehouse explosion in Yolo County, Calif.

  7. NBC News

    Human remains found at site of California fireworks warehouse explosion (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Human remains have been found at the site of a massive fireworks warehouse explosion that detonated in Northern California earlier this week, and where seven people remained unaccounted for, officials said Friday

  8. New York Post

    Human remains found at California fireworks warehouse where 7 went missing after explosion, massive blaze (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Investigators have located human remains following an explosion at a Northern California fireworks warehouse, Yolo County said in a statement Friday.

  9. Fox News

    Human remains discovered days after devastating California fireworks facility explosion (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Human remains found at California fireworks facility explosion site where seven people were reported missing, as recovery efforts continue throughout the weekend in Esparto.

  10. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Remains of 7 bodies recovered after deadly warehouse explosion in Esparto, California (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Human remains have been found at the warehouse filled with fireworks that exploded in Northern California this week, officials said.

  11. CBS News

    Remains found of 7 missing workers after explosions at California fireworks warehouse, officials say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Yolo County officials confirmed Saturday afternoon that all seven of the missing workers' remains have been found after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Esparto.

  12. WFMZ Allentown

    Bodies of all 7 missing people found at a California fireworks warehouse that exploded (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    ESPARTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Northern California have found the bodies of all seven people missing since an explosion last week at a fireworks warehouse that caused a wildfire

  13. UPI

    Authorities recover 7 bodies from site of Calif. warehouse explosion (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Authorities in northern California have confirmed the recovery of the bodies of seven people who had been reported missing following last week's explosion of a warehouse storing fireworks near Sacramento.

  14. Hawaiitribune Herald

    7 bodies found at site of California fireworks warehouse explosion - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

    Published

    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    7 bodies found at site of California fireworks warehouse explosion - Nation and World News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald

  15. Newsweek

    7 bodies found after California fireworks warehouse blast (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    Seven bodies have been located after a Northern California fireworks warehouse exploded last week.

  16. Wyoming Public Media

    Bodies of all 7 missing people found at California fireworks warehouse that exploded (opens Wyoming Public Media)

    Published

    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The barrage of fireworks that exploded Tuesday caused a massive blaze that led to other spot fires and collapsed the building in Yolo County, which lies about 40 miles northwest of Sacramento.

  17. Los Angeles Times

    Bodies of 7 victims found in wreckage of Northern California fireworks warehouse (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The bodies of seven people reported missing after a fireworks warehouse exploded in Yolo County last week have all been recovered, authorities said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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