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Newly released emails show that California fire investigators had discussed scrutinizing the company tied to last summer’s deadly fireworks warehouse explosion in Esparto long before the blast occurred.
Criminal investigators with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, responding to a tip, communicated on June 29, 2023 that they should extend their investigation of a San Jose fire fueled by illegal fireworks to probe Devastating Pyrotechnics, the company tied to the Esparto blast…