A former Yolo County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant is one of five people charged with murder following a fireworks warehouse explosion that killed seven workers in the rural Northern California community of Esparto last summer, authorities said. AdvertisementDevastating Pyrotechnics LLC and Blackstar Fireworks, Inc., are accused of manufacturing and storing explosives — including some too powerful to even be legally considered fireworks — on Machado’s property. On Friday, Yolo County Dist. AdvertisementCalifornia Fireworks warehouse explosion: Authorities search home of pyrotechnics CEO Officials searched a San Francisco home registered as the address for Devastating Pyrotechnics’ CEO. Seven died in an explosion at the company’s warehouse in Yolo County last week.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 11, 2026 10:52 UTC