The law gives local authorities more power to inspect and regulate fireworks facilities. Industry officials say California still has gaps to close.

A man has been arrested on an involuntary manslaughter charge after a Fourth of July fireworks explosion killed a woman in her 20s, injured three others and sparked a massive car blaze in Southern ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The founder and CEO of the fireworks company at the center of the deadly July 1, 2025, fireworks explosion in Esparto formally ...

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 ...

Rodney Ameile Saba, 70, admitted to law enforcement that he threw a cigarette from his porch onto fireworks, causing them to explode and start the fire.

A man has been charged nearly a year after California prosecutors say he lit fireworks outside his home that triggered an explosion, killing an 8-year-old girl watching the display with her family ...

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