Archive: https://archive.today/fbUK7 From the post: >>A former California police officer is one of five people who have been charged with murder after prosecutors say they connected him to a fireworks explosion that killed seven warehouse workers. Samuel Machado, a former lieutenant with the Yolo County Sheriff's Office, had one million pounds of fireworks on his property at the time of the blast and used his status as a law enforcement officer to shield the illegal operation from investigators, according to prosecutors. Machado was placed on administrative leave after last summer's explosion in Esparto, which could be felt up to 20 miles away. It also destroyed a family's farm and caused a 78-acre grass fire.