Overview

• On July 4, Yolo County’s coroner gained safe access to the Devastating Pyrotechnics warehouse and located human remains, initiating identification and family notifications.
• The facility was operating on agriculturally zoned land without the required conditional use permit for fireworks storage, prompting a county investigation into regulatory failures.
• Cal Fire bomb investigators and the Office of the State Fire Marshal are leading the cause inquiry while explosive ordnance teams continue cooling hotspots and enforcing a one-mile exclusion zone.
• Families of the seven workers who were unaccounted for have been informed of recovery developments as they await confirmation of their loved ones’ identities.
• The blast, which disrupted regional Fourth of July displays, has led officials to review emergency protocols for storing and handling explosive materials.