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Coroner releases cause of death for 7 Esparto warehouse explosion victims
It comes as the county declares a local health emergency allowing officials to identify the materials stored at the blast ...
Cal Fire knew Esparto site had fireworks. Should it have checked local permits?
State law allows fireworks firms to get state permission to import, wholesale explosives without proving they have a safe ...
Esparto fireworks explosions investigation: Cause of death confirmed for all 7 killed by blasts
The Yolo County coroner confirmed on Tuesday the cause of death for the seven people who died during a series of explosions in Esparto last month.
Farmers share impact of Esparto fireworks explosion
Yolo County declared a public health emergency more than a month after the Esparto fireworks explosion. Nearby farmers worry ...
Testing ordered for soil, water, air after Esparto fireworks explosion
ESPARTO, Calif. — Yolo County has declared a local health emergency following July's deadly fireworks explosion in Esparto, ...
Yolo County judge swapped out over civil Esparto fireworks lawsuit
Yolo County Sheriff’s Lt. Sam Machado and his wife Tammy Machado — also a Sheriff’s Office employee — own the rural compound in Esparto. Craig Cutright, the listed owner of BlackStar Fireworks, worked ...
Brothers killed in Esparto fireworks explosion laid to rest together in Bay Area
Loved ones gathered on Monday to remember two of the victims killed in the deadly fireworks explosion in the Northern ...
Car crash reported on Highway 16 in Esparto
A solo car crash was reported Friday morning in the Esparto area of Yolo County, California Highway Patrol logs show. CHP was dispatched around 11:14 a.m. to Highway 16 and Woodland Avenue.Sign up for ...