Search warrant served on SF house in connection with fireworks blast

By Daniel Lempres Sacramento Bee Law enforcement officers raided a San Francisco home Tuesday associated with Devastating Pyrotechnics the fireworks company linked to a deadly explosion last week in Esparto The raid involved personnel from the San Francisco Police Department as well as bomb squad personnel from Sacramento and Yolo counties sheriff s offices The Sacramento County Sheriff s Office validated members of its explosives ordinance and disposal squad were present during the mid-day operation Our EOD band was in San Francisco on a mutual aid request in relation to the Esparto Fire stated Det Sina Ghaffarpour a spokesperson for the Sacramento County Sheriff s Office He directed further questions about the raid to the Office of the State Fire Marshal which is leading the assessment into the blast and fire that killed seven people and injured two others Related Articles After Texas floods that killed campers here s what to consider when sending your kids to camp Helpers flock to help search efforts after Texas floods even as authorities warn them away Texas flood Bay Area couple and teen son among the missing Photos show the aftermath of the flooding in central Texas Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpasses A spokesperson for the state fire marshal declined to offer specifics about the raid or what agents had sought or confiscated Investigators are actively tracking down numerous leads and have served multiple search warrants as part of the scrutiny process Deputy State Fire Marshal Kara Garrett noted in a report While we are unable to provide additional details at this time please know that we are committed to conducting a thorough and comprehensive probe State personnel did not confirm the address that was raided but Hoodline released that the raid occurred on the block of Second Avenue in the city s Inner Richmond neighborhood Hoodline published the raid included members of the Yolo County sheriff s crime scene review unit State explosives and citizens records show that Devastating Pyrotechnics is headquartered at a residence on the same street The address is registered to Jack Lee who is in charge of product storage and safeguard for Devastating The property is also associated with Kenneth Chee who is registered with the state fire marshal and is described as Devastating s CEO and owner in population records The raid follows Monday s announcement from Esparto Fire Protection District s chief that the response is slowly transitioning into a law enforcement-based occurrence and local urgency declaration made by Yolo County supervisors earlier Tuesday asking state and federal administrators for following the blast which was dubbed the Oakdale Fire burning nearly acres and destroying multiple buildings including at least two homes