'Like a pillar of fire over the rooftops.' Witnesses describe deadly Bell Gardens blast

Officials on Thursday said they suspect someone in the apartment was making homemade fireworks when the deadly explosion took ...

Esparto fireworks explosions: State officials find 'illegal activity,' hand findings to Yolo DA

Months after the deadly Esparto fireworks explosion that killed seven people, the leading agency investigating the tragedy ...
Sacramento Bee

Esparto victims’ families file $35M claim. Yolo, fire officials, fireworks firms named

The families of seven people killed in the July 1 fireworks explosion in Esparto have filed a $35 million claim against Yolo County, state fireworks regulators and several public officials, alleging ...
Sacramento Bee

Illegal fireworks linked to Esparto explosion seized in far Northern California city

Northern California authorities seized a large cache of illegal fireworks at a home along the North Coast they say are tied to the probe into the deadly Esparto explosion at a pyrotechnics facility ...
kcra.com

Cal Fire tipped off about possible fireworks issues at company, 2 years before Esparto explosion

An email obtained by KCRA 3 Investigates suggests that the State Fire Marshal may have had information that could have prompted inspections of a fireworks facility in Esparto two years before July's ...