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Family members remembered the seven people killed during the fireworks warehouse explosion in Yolo County, two of the feared victims being 18-year-old and 22-year-old brothers from San Francisco.
Buena Vista Horace Mann is mourning the death of brothers Jesus and Johny Ramos who died in the Yolo County fireworks warehouse explosion.
YOLO COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- It's been almost one week since a Yolo County warehouse storing fireworks exploded days before the Fourth of July, killing seven people. The families of some of the ...
Beyond that, local officials cited the ongoing criminal investigation led by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Investigators from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as well as Cal-OSHA and others, are also investigating what unfolded in the late afternoon July 1.
The Esparto explosion reveals, once again, the catastrophic consequences of deregulation, cronyism and the hollowing out of safety standards across the United States and internationally.