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

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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 ...

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 ...

Feb. 3—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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The year before California’s deadliest fireworks explosion in decades, the state agency tasked with regulating and investigating fireworks and explosions prepared to tell ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A 15-year-old boy suffered critical injuries after a firework detonated in his hand Thursday ...