Emails show investigators wanted to probe Esparto warehouse owner before deadly blast

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Sacramento fireworks watchdog calls for probe of Cal Fire about Esparto blast

Residents Against Illegal Fireworks has asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to investigate Cal Fire's handling of the deadly Esparto ...
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Esparto explosion leads to proposed changes in California fireworks regulations

A task force has submitted dozens of recommendations to the State Fireworks Advisory Committee to address gaps in fireworks regulations and enforcement following the deadly Esparto explosions on July ...
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Devastating Pyrotechnics faces $220K fine after fatal warehouse explosion in Esparto

(FOX40.COM) — Devastating Pyrotechnics Inc. is facing fines of over $220,000 after Cal/OSHA issued over 10 citations after the tragic explosion at the company’s warehouse in Esparto that left seven ...
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Questions arise in Esparto explosion if investigators knew of operation two months prior

Cal Fire, ATF seized 500,000 pounds of illegal fireworks in Southern California, linked to the owner of Devastating Pyrotechnics, two months before the Esparto deadly explosion. AMADOR REPORTS ON THIS ...
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Illegal fireworks linked to Esparto explosion seized in far Northern California city

Northern California authorities seized a large cache of illegal fireworks at a home along the North Coast they say are tied to the probe into the deadly Esparto explosion at a pyrotechnics facility ...