Esparto residents demand accountability following a jury report of deadly fireworks explosion

Residents of Esparto are grappling with enduring damage and grief months after a fireworks explosion killed seven people.

‘None of them took any action’: Grand jury issues report on deadly Esparto fireworks explosion

The Yolo County civil grand jury, after eight months of investigation, issued a report last week regarding an Esparto ...

Fireworks task force recommends dozens of changes after deadly Esparto blast

A report from a state task force on the deadly Esparto fireworks explosion laid out 37 recommendations officials say will ...
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Grand Jury: Yolo Officials Knew of Illegal Fireworks Operation for Years but Failed to Act before Deadly Esparto Explosion

The Yolo County Civil Grand Jury report concludes that multiple local officials knew about an illegal fireworks operation in ...

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

A grand jury report says Yolo County officials knew for years about an illegal fireworks operation before a 2025 explosion in Esparto killed seven people.

Yolo County officials knew of Esparto fireworks businesses but didn't act, grand jury says

A Yolo County grand jury report about the 2025 Esparto fireworks explosion says that although numerous local officials "knew ...

Grand jury rules officials knew of illegal fireworks before Esparto explosion

Top Yolo County officials were aware of illegal fireworks operations at the site of the deadly 2025 Esparto explosions for at ...

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 ...

Criminal Yolo grand jury is investigating deadly Esparto fireworks explosion

Although grand jury actions are confidential until indictments are returned, sources say it is interviewing key officials ...