Delayed Cal Fire report shows state knew fireworks enforcement issues before Esparto deaths

The year before California's deadliest fireworks explosion in decades, the state agency tasked with regulating and ...

New records confirm Cal Fire knew Esparto company dealt in illegal fireworks

A search warrant request reveals officials knew Devastating Pyrotechnics was connected to the Esparto facility six weeks ...

Cal Fire tipped off about possible fireworks issues 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 ...

Did Cal Fire fail to follow a tip that could have prevented a tragedy in Esparto?

Two years prior to deadly Esparto blast, state officials received a tip linking a fireworks fire in San Jose to Esparto based ...
Modesto 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 ...

Commerce warrant says Esparto company was selling illegal fireworks

KCRA 3 Investigates has been digging into the import data for Devastating Pyrotechnics as well as Blackstar Fireworks. In the ...
KHON2

No charges a year after deadly Aliamanu illegal firework explosion

ALIAMANU, Oahu (KHON2) — New Year’s Eve will mark the one-year anniversary of the deadly illegal firework explosion in Aliamanu. The explosion killed six people, including a three-year-old child, and ...

Cal Fire tipped off about 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 ...