California workplace safety officials have levied heavy fines against a pyrotechnics company at the heart of a deadly July 1 explosion in the Yolo County town of Esparto. The state’s Division of ...

4:30 P.M. THERE IS MORE FALLOUT FOR THE ESPARTO FIREWORKS COMPANY, WHERE A DEADLY EXPLOSION KILLED SEVEN WORKERS IN JULY. THE STATE SAFETY DIVISION IS FINDING DEVASTATING PYROTECHNICS. MORE THAN ...

Five months after a series of explosions cost the lives of seven workers in the small farming town of Esparto, Devastating Pyrotechnics, the company that operated the dangerous fireworks operation, ...

California lawmakers put top state officials tasked with protecting worker health and safety under intense fire on Wednesday for falling short of their mission, as highlighted by a recent state audit.