The sole survivor of the December explosion and fire at a fireworks warehouse in Orange County has gone home from the ...

Why didn't Cal Fire raid the Esparto facility storing fireworks — which exploded more than year ago, killing seven — after it had done so at a warehouse in Southern California, finding a trove of ...

Multiple people tied to the deadly fireworks explosion in Esparto were arrested Thursday.

Remains from the Devastating Pyrotechnics fireworks fire and explosion where seven people died last year in Esparto on Thursday, June 18, 2026. A bill aimed at preventing a similar tragedy was signed ...

California lawmakers voted unanimously Sunday to pass a bill seeking to shore up fireworks licensing and oversight after the deadly July 1, 2025, fireworks explosion in Esparto. The explosion, which ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

Bitterne residents recall the Southern Firework Factory blaze on May 13, 2016, when explosions, mass evacuation and smoke shook Southampton.