Nearly nine months to the day after a massive explosion killed seven men and leveled a fireworks facility in the rural Northern California community of Esparto on July 1, 2025, a report from a state ...

A multi-agency crackdown on illegal fireworks in Southern California’s Inland Empire resulted in more than 28,000 pounds seized and 115 citations, San Bernardino County officials said Thursday.

IS SURROUNDED BY AGRICULTURAL LAND. AS THE DEADLY ESPARTO EXPLOSION INVESTIGATION CONTINUES, THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL TELLS KCRA THREE INVESTIGATES, A NEW TASK FORCE WILL REVIEW STATE REGULATIONS TO ...

A state task force on Tuesday issued wide-ranging recommendations aimed at tightening California’s fireworks laws and oversight in the wake of the deadly Esparto fireworks explosion July 1. The task ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The state Department of Law Enforcement’s Illegal Fireworks Task Force has seized more than 227,000 pounds of illegal fireworks since its formation in 2023, the state senate said.