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

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A massive fireworks explosion that left two people dead in Southern California earlier this week caused at least $3.2 million worth of damage, officials said Friday. Residents began returning to their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A task force has submitted dozens of recommendations to the State Fireworks Advisory Committee to address gaps in fireworks ...

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 ...

Did the California State Fire Marshal have information that could have led to inspections of the Esparto fireworks facility two years before July's massive explosion? KCRA 3 Investigates has obtained ...

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 ...

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 ...

ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are seeking to identify the bodies of two people killed in a huge fireworks explosion in a Southern California neighborhood. Authorities said Wednesday that they ...

ONTARIO, Calif. -- Two people were killed when a massive explosion involving fireworks ignited multiple structure fires in a neighborhood in Ontario, California, on Tuesday afternoon, prompting ...