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A fireworks warehouse in Missouri experienced a series of explosions on Memorial Day in the central part of the state just a few miles west of the city of Columbia. KOMU-TV reported witnesses near the Spirt of ’76 fireworks warehouse reported hearing explosions while others in the area saw thick smoke. Images that went viral on the social media platform X showed a column of smoke rising high into the afternoon sky at the building in the city of Boonville, which is just a few miles north of Interstate 70. Spirit of ‘76 Warehouse explosion in Booneville, MO this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/c9WL5R…