Former lieutenant arrested in Esparto fireworks explosion posts $1.5 million bail

Former Yolo County Sheriff's Lieutenant Samuel Machado posted a $1.5 million bail on Thursday, just a day after it was granted by a judge handling last year's deadly Esparto explosion.

Enormous explosion at fireworks factory in Malta injures two

An enormous blast has shaken the tiny island nation of Malta after a fireworks factory exploded early on Monday morning.

Explosion at Malta fireworks factory sends plumes of smoke into air – video

The explosion happened at the Ta' Lourdes factory on the north side of the Mediterranean island on Monday morning
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Witness describes fireworks explosion on I-75

Video from the scene showed a trailer on fire with fireworks going off in different directions.
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Multiple violations found following firework explosion on I-75

A vehicle fire caused concern on Interstate 75 northbound near mile marker 14.2 Saturday evening after what appeared to be fireworks began igniting and exploding inside the vehicle.
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20 dead after explosion at firecracker factory leaves employees trapped beneath rubble

At least twenty people are dead following a huge explosion at a firecracker factory in India. Around 100 staff were inside firecracker factory on Sunday in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu, India at the time of the explosion. The explosion left dozens ...

Fireworks explosion on NYC street blows fingers off one man, injures two others: cops

A fireworks explosion on a Brooklyn street blew off several of a teen’s fingers and burned two others Sunday morning, cops said. The big bang occurred just after 10 a.m. at the intersection of Cropsey Ave.