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 ...

Cal Fire tipped off about possible 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 ...
Sacramento Bee

Yolo building officials knew to ‘tread lightly’ years before Esparto explosion

As the investigation into the deadly Esparto fireworks explosion enters its third month, newly released Yolo County records show officials knew fireworks were stored on the property for years but ...
The Fresno Bee

Illegal fireworks linked to Esparto explosion seized in far Northern California city

Northern California authorities seized a large cache of illegal fireworks at a home along the North Coast they say are tied to the probe into the deadly Esparto explosion at a pyrotechnics facility ...
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 ...