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Residents Against Illegal Fireworks has asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to investigate Cal Fire's handling of the deadly Esparto ...

Cal Fire has finished its investigation into the Esparto warehouse explosion. The Esparto explosion happened July 1, 2025, killing seven people and sparking the 78-acre Oakdale Fire. Officials said ...

Company lawyer sought return of 3,600 seized fireworks, citing Yolo County sheriff ties. Email shows state fireworks office knew some seized explosives belonged to the company. Company sought to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An email obtained by KCRA 3 Investigates suggests that the State Fire Marshal may have had information that could have prompted ...

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 task ...

The state’s fire marshal completed its investigation into the explosion at an Esparto fireworks storage facility last year, uncovering what the agency believes to be evidence of “illegal activity,” ...

SACRAMENTO — Illegal activities contributed to a Yolo County fireworks explosion last year that killed seven people, state fire authorities said this week. Three brothers — two of them residents of ...