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Authorities arrested a probationer after investigators discovered homemade fireworks and explosive devices inside his vehicle ...

Residents Against Illegal Fireworks has asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to investigate Cal Fire's handling of the deadly Esparto ...

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 ...

Cal Fire's state fire marshal was tasked with investigating the July 1, 2025, fire and explosions at a facility near the community of Esparto. Questions arose whether Devastating Pyrotechnics and ...

A deadly fireworks shop explosion in China's Hubei province has claimed the lives of 12 people, marking the second such incident during the ongoing Lunar New Year festivities. Emergency services ...

SACRAMENTO — Illegal activities contributed to a Yolo County fireworks explosion last year that killed seven people, state fire authorities said. Three brothers were among the seven who died when the ...

An explosion at a fireworks' shop in China’s Hubei province has killed 12 people. Emergency responders put out the blaze at the fireworks shop in the town of Xiangyang, in central Hubei province, on ...