Samuel Machado is accused of illegally having 1 million pounds of fireworks on his property at the time of the blast and using his law enforcement position to shield the illicit operation from scrutiny for years,

Yolo County prosecutors are announcing charges against seven people in connection with the deadly fireworks explosion that killed seven people last year in Esparto. The Yolo County

The Yolo County civil grand jury, after eight months of investigation, issued a report last week regarding an Esparto fireworks facility at the center of multiple investigations following an explosion that left seven workers dead in July 2025.