Davis Vanguard

Grand Jury: Yolo Officials Knew of Illegal Fireworks Operation for Years but Failed to Act before Deadly Esparto Explosion

The Yolo County Civil Grand Jury report concludes that multiple local officials knew about an illegal fireworks operation in ...

Scathing report released on Yolo County fireworks warehouse disaster

A grand jury released a scathing report detailing what led up to an explosion that killed seven workers “instantly” inside a ...

Yolo County officials aware of illegal fireworks at Esparto site years before explosion, grand jury says

Top Yolo County officials were aware of illegal fireworks operations at the site of the deadly 2025 Esparto explosions for at ...
The Davis Enterprise

Oakdale Fire claims rejected; criminal probe continues

As the criminal investigation continues the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion that killed seven workers last year, Yolo ...
Firehouse

CAL FIRE Task Force Suggests Tighter Fireworks Laws after Deadly Blast

A state task force on Tuesday issued wide-ranging recommendations aimed at tightening California’s fireworks laws and oversight in the wake of the deadly Esparto fireworks explosion July 1. The ...

Esparto residents demand accountability after grand jury report over fireworks facility explosion

Nearly nine months after a fireworks explosion killed seven people and damaged homes in Esparto, residents living near the ...
Davis Enterprise

Cal Fire: ‘Illegal activities’ detected at site of Esparto fireworks blast

Investigators with Cal Fire-Office of the State Fire Marshal found “evidence of illegal activities” at the scene of a deadly fireworks explosion and fire in Esparto, agency officials said ...