California DOJ declines to join Esparto explosion investigation

California DOJ declines to join Esparto explosion investigation

The state’s top prosecutor has declined to co-lead an investigation into the cause of an explosion at an Esparto fireworks facility in early July. This comes after the Yolo County Board of Supervisors sent a letter to the California Attorney General Rob Bonta, asking for his office’s lead in the criminal investigation of the July 1 explosion, which left seven dead. In a letter addressed to Board of Supervisors Chair Mary Vixie Sandy, Bonta’s off…