Her son, Joel "Junior" Melendez, 28, was killed in the blast. Lupe said her strong words are directed at the fireworks company that employed her son and also at county and state officials, who have provided limited information in the investigation. Lupe wants her son to be remembered as a great father, brother and friend.

An 18-year-old baseball player from Stockton was identified as one of seven people killed in an explosion at a fireworks facility in Esparto.

ESPARTO — Three brothers, two of them East Bay residents, were among seven people identified by authorities in Yolo County on Friday as victims of an explosion at a warehouse storing fireworks.