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Esparto fireworks blast spewed toxic fumes on Yolo County crops. What's next?
The Yolo County Environmental Health Division and state agencies will analyze soil in valuable agricultural fields after a ...
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State fire marshal suspends pyrotechnic licenses following esparto facility explosion
As part of the ongoing investigation into the origin and cause of the Esparto pyrotechnics facility explosion, the CalFire- ...
TIMELINE | A minute-by-minute look at the Esparto fireworks facility explosion
Tuesday, July 15, marks two weeks since a series of fireworks explosions killed seven people at a warehouse near the Esparto ...
Where is Esparto? What to know about area where fireworks facility exploded
The facility destroyed was located roughly a mile south of Esparto on the 26400 block of County Road 23 near County Road 86A. Esparto is 14 miles west of Woodland along Highway 16. The drive from ...
Esparto fireworks explosion: DNA testing underway to identify victims, officials say
A DNA testing process to identify the remains of the seven victims of the deadly fireworks warehouse explosion in the Esparto ...
9 days in, families of Esparto warehouse explosion victims desperate for information
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Family members are still desperate for answers nine days after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in ...
California ‘loophole’ helped man behind Esparto fireworks land explosives permits
Shipping records show that Devastating Pyrotechnics imported large amounts of raw chemicals often used to manufacture fireworks.