Two fireworks businesses are connected to the Esparto property where a series of explosions July 1 killed seven people. But there are a number of people from the fireworks industry and small-town public safety positions with ties to the compound and companies based there.

The first civil lawsuit stemming from the deadly fireworks warehouse explosion in Esparto that shook the entire community three weeks ago has been filed in Yolo County Superior Court.

A Yolo County farm filed a lawsuit against companies and law enforcement officials for the Esparto explosion that killed seven people and damaged property.