Sheriff's lieutenant with million-pound fireworks stash led to deadly blast, prosecutors say

Samuel Machado is accused of illegally having 1 million pounds of fireworks on his property at the time of the blast and ...

8 arrested over deadly Esparto explosion. How did events unfold?

Investigators Friday outlined the indictments against the eight arrested, including murder charges against five of those ...
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Did Cal Fire fail to follow a tip that could have prevented a tragedy in Esparto?

Two years before a deadly explosion killed seven workers at a fireworks warehouse in Esparto owned by Devastating Pyrotechnics, another series of explosions leveled part of a storage facility in ...
Los Angeles Times

Hawaii hopes stricter laws will quiet illegal fireworks after deadly New Year’s Eve blast

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A tragic New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion killed six people, including a 3-year-old, spurring Hawaii to ...
Sacramento Bee

Fireworks company responsible for deadly Esparto explosion fined $221,000 by state

Five months after a series of explosions cost the lives of seven workers in the small farming town of Esparto, Devastating Pyrotechnics, the company that operated the dangerous fireworks operation, ...
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5 takeaways from The Bee's new investigation of the deadly Esparto fireworks blast

Attorney General Rob Bonta in August rebuffed a request from Yolo County officials to take over the investigation into the July 1 deadly fireworks explosion in Esparto and pointed to his ...