Posted on 07/07/2025 8:04:51 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A teenage father-to-be was among seven killed when a Northern California fireworks warehouse erupted in a terrifying explosion during his first shift there, according to his devastated girlfriend.
Jesus Manaces Ramos, 18, was killed alongside two of his brothers, Johnny Ramos and Junior Melendez, when repeated explosions devastated the fireworks warehouse where they were working Tuesday in Yolo County near Esparto, according to ABC10.
The teen was on his first shift at the facility, working to prepare for the arrival of his first child, his pregnant girlfriend, Syanna Ruiz, told the outlet.
The blasts at the facility, which occurred just days before the Fourth of July, shook homes and sparked “numerous spot fires” that forced locals to evacuate, according to local reports.
The collective blaze sparked by the explosion, dubbed the Oakdale Fire, spread to over 78 acres before its progress was halted around 7:30 p.m., officials said.
Two people were treated for injuries, according to officials.
Authorities are still investigating the cause of the blast.
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sad for the CA explosion and all who died, but I remember hearing of Hercules in ‘89.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_Powder_plant_disaster
MUCH more informative article:
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/explosion-fire-esparto-yolo-county/
and, btw, local LEO corruption leaks out between almost every line ...
One year later, Ocracoke remembers the horrific fireworks explosion that killed four people
From first hand experience, I can say that Mexicans generally elide the rules, even safety rules. It's in their blood.
Interview with the mom to be here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0NvNhdqkEU
I’d day it’s a representative sample of typical Californian speech pattern.
Interview with the decedent’s mother here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwPiKBzxIDc
You can hear the difference in speech from one generation to the next.
So deeply sorry, Lizavetta. There’s no comfort except the memories of a love not everyone is privileged to have in their lives.
Here in Idaho, you can buy safe and sane” at all the local booths. But, you have to drive to the nearby Indian reservations for the good stuff.
That is exactly the typical accent of many young to middle-aged women in California. I hear them speak that way where I live, not far from San Francisco. Mostly Anglo and Latina use the dialect.
Ah! I didn’t realize you were a Californian. My bloviation was uncalled for.
Terrible. Note to self, there will always be some other kind of work I could do instead of this.
The chances of them being legal, let alone Americans?
Big fireworks, one ones you see at shows, are all manufactured in the country.
That’s a great song from a great movie.
Also in that movie is another classic - Tommy Chong singing “beaners”
It’s gotten way, way out of hand. People are acting like complete idiots.
Oh, don’t worry about it. I already know you as a Free-per.
We like to ask a lot of questions, as it should be.
One part of this that hasn’t been discussed much is that the zoning of the property did not allow storage of non-ag materials at the site. To do so, the owners would have needed a Conditional Use Permit, which they did not have. Impossible to say if that would have made a difference. However, it would have required a Public Hearing, and who knows what might have happened had such a hearing taken place. Local fire and building dept staff might also have been much more involved in confirming compliance with all the regulations (and I’m sure they’re a ton of them for these kinds of uses...), making inspections, etc.
No, they aren't. They ARE complete idiots.
3 BROTHERS-—2 DIFFERENT LAST NAMES.
WHO ID WERE THEY USING TO GET JOBS?????
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