US EditionCalifornia State Fire Marshal Revokes Licenses for Fireworks Companies Linked to Esparto Tragedy
Licenses of two companies and their owners were revoked after investigation revealed multiple violations of state fireworks laws leading to a fatal explosion and 80-acre fire.
- On Friday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's Office of the State Fire Marshal revoked pyrotechnic licenses of Devastating Pyrotechnics Inc. and related companies following a July 1 warehouse explosion in Yolo County that killed seven people.
- Cal Fire said in its statement that Devastating Pyrotechnics Inc. and Blackstar Fireworks failed to file proper importation documents with the State Fire Marshal's Office, did not report lost fireworks, and possessed fireworks without required local permits.
- Just after 6 p.m. on July 1, the warehouse exploded near County Road 23 and County Road 86A in Esparto, Yolo County, sparking a fire that burned nearly 80 acres and led San Jose, Cloverdale and St. Helena to cancel July Fourth shows.
- Officials said the administrative probe has ended while a criminal investigation continues; State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant said, "Since the explosion, our arson and bomb investigators and deputy state fire marshals have been laser focused on not only determining the circumstances leading up to the incident, but also whether or not the operators were working with their state-issued licenses."
- The State Fire Marshal plans to convene a Public Safety Fireworks Enforcement Task Force to review enforcement and state fireworks rules after California's DOJ declined investigations, leaving them to Cal Fire and local agencies.
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Cal Fire revokes fireworks licenses linked to deadly Esparto explosion
In the wake of a deadly fireworks explosion that killed seven people in Esparto, Cal Fire on Friday permanently revoked the state licenses of both companies operating at the blast site, citing multiple violations and escalating its criminal investigation. The decision came as the agency reached its statutory deadline to either return or revoke the licenses it suspended shortly after the inferno. The agency has about 30 days after a suspension to…
Pyrotechnic licenses revoked for companies involved in deadly NorCal fireworks explosion: Cal Fire
Cal Fire's Office of the State Fire Marshal has revoked pyrotechnic licenses from two companies and their owners involved with the fireworks warehouse explosion in Yolo County that killed seven people.
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State seeks to pull fireworks licenses from companies linked to Esparto explosion
State fire authorities have moved to revoke the pyrotechnic licenses of the companies and their owners who were keeping fireworks in a Yolo County storage facility that exploded in July, killing seven people.
California state fire marshal revokes licenses for fireworks companies linked to Esparto tragedy
Following the July 1 fireworks warehouse facility explosions that killed seven people in the Esparto area of Yolo County, state officials on Friday said they have revoked the pyrotechnics licenses for the two companies and their owners, which operated at the site.
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