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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Yolo County knew about illegal fireworks site before deadly California explosion, report says

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Debris litters a rural property near Esparto after a July 18, 2025 explosion destroyed a fireworks facility and killed seven ...
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'Illegal Activity' Found During Probe of Deadly Esparto, CA, Fireworks Plant Blast

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s Office of the State Fire Marshal has completed its investigation into the deadly fireworks explosion in Esparto, and uncovered evidence of “illegal activity” ...
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Report: County leaders knew about illegal fireworks before Esparto explosion

A scathing report released by a Yolo County Grand Jury on Thursday found widespread lack of oversight and enforcement led to the deadly fireworks explosion last July that killed seven workers at ...