Fireworks executive arrested at Disney World on California murder charges

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  • A fireworks CEO was arrested at Walt Disney World on a warrant tied to a deadly California explosion.
  • He faces seven murder charges in connection with a blast that killed seven people.
  • He is being held without bond and awaits possible extradition to California.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A business executive was arrested at Walt Disney World on a fugitive warrant tied to a fireworks explosion in Northern California that killed seven people and led to multiple murder charges, authorities said.

Kenneth Kee, the CEO of a fireworks company, was taken into custody at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida and is being held in the Orange County Jail, officials said. He faces seven counts of murder in connection with a July explosion in Yolo County.

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