Sheriff's lieutenant with million-pound fireworks stash led to deadly blast, prosecutors say

Samuel Machado is accused of illegally having 1 million pounds of fireworks on his property at the time of the blast and ...

8 arrested over deadly Esparto explosion. How did events unfold?

Investigators Friday outlined the indictments against the eight arrested, including murder charges against five of those ...
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2 killed when massive fireworks cache sets off explosions, fire in southern California neighborhood

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 ...

Yolo County DA announces charges for Esparto fireworks explosion

Yolo County prosecutors are announcing charges against seven people in connection with the deadly fireworks explosion that ...
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Esparto fireworks explosion: ‘Illegal activities’ contributed to blast that killed 7

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 residents ...