The charges stem from a grand jury indictment that found five people, including a former Yolo County Sheriff lieutenant, responsible for the explosion.
YOLO COUNTY, Calif. — Five people have been charged with murder in a deadly Northern California explosion at an illegal fireworks warehouse that killed seven people, authorities announced Friday.
Prosecutors in Yolo County, Calif., indicted eight people in connection with a the fireworks explosion in Esparto on July 1, 2025, alleging the blast was the result of a large-scale, illegal explosives operation. Investigators say the explosion also caused a 78-acre fire. Esparto is about
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