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Photos: Up-close look at Esparto blast site, now that evacuation area is lifted
Roads around the former fireworks facility reopened Friday, allowing a closer look at the site where seven people died.
Charred ammunition remains at site of Esparto explosion
KCRA reporter Peyton Headlee got a close look at the site, where twisted metal storage containers, frames of buildings and ...
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County seeks AG's lead in Esparto-blast criminal probe
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors penned a letter Friday to California Attorney General Rob Bonta, seeking his office’s ...
California lawmakers want to close licensing ‘loophole' after deadly Esparto blast
Legislators representing Esparto want to "tighten up" California licensing laws and oversight in response to the deadly ...
California fire marshal suspends pyrotechnic licenses tied to deadly Esparto explosion
The Office of the State Fire Marshal announced that it has suspended the pyrotechnic licenses of two people tied to the ...
Esparto fireworks explosion: As families grieve, new evidence exposes a system of corporate crime and state collusion
New evidence of corporate negligence and state complicity exposes how deregulation and exploitation led to seven preventable ...
Records show Esparto fire chief had worked with firm behind fatal fireworks blast
Fireworks company sought guidance from the Esparto fire chief to expand in 2021. Records show he also worked with them on a fireworks show.
Pyrotechnic licenses suspended for operators connected with Esparto fireworks explosion, fire marshal says
Two weeks after a deadly explosion at an Esparto fireworks facility, the California State Fire Marshal said the licenses of ...
What we know about the Esparto land where fireworks exploded
The fireworks stored at the Esparto property that exploded were supposed to be kept in very specific areas, according to ...