Fireworks sparked and rippled nearby behind crumbled walls and strewn-about debris where three of her children had been working hours before. She called their names through heavy sobs. No one answered.

Seven individuals are still missing as of Thursday evening, after a massive explosion two days prior at a fireworks storage warehouse in Esparto led to a series of fires and blasts that were heard

Walter Lucas has lived next to the fireworks facility and never imagined he’d witness a scene like this close to his home.