Top Yolo County officials were aware of illegal fireworks operations at the site of the deadly 2025 Esparto explosions for at least three years but “no code enforcement occurred” and the lack of oversight directly led to "death and destruction,

Top Yolo County officials were aware of illegal fireworks operations at the site of the deadly 2025 Esparto explosions for at least three years but “no code enforcement occurred” and the lack of oversight directly led to "death and destruction,

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 a Yolo County warehouse. Among the dead, four had ties to the ...

Eight people tied to last year’s deadly fireworks explosions in Esparto have been arrested, according to jail records.