The Yolo County Coroner's Office is still working to positively identify the remains of all the victims. Family members told CBS13 on Wednesday night that they got a call alerting them that at least three of the victims have been identified, but the county has not released an official update to the public.
Family members of the victims continue to speak out, advocating that someone must be held accountable. "I'm feeling angry. I'm feeling very angry that those people don't think of my son like a person. They didn't care that this body blew up. They didn't care, they didn't care about him. They didn't care," Lupe Melendez Mendoza said through sobs.
Joel "Junior" Melendez, wife Maria Melendez and their son Maria Melendez/GoFundMeLupe wants her son to be remembered as a great father, brother and friend.
Junior was working to support his wife, Maria, and their growing family. The two have a baby together and Maria is also pregnant with their second child.
"I'm tired of crying so much. I can't even cry anymore. I just feel like, who the hell is responsible for this?" Lupe asked.
"We really can't provide play-by-play details because we have to piece everything back together. We've got to build a case that we can bring to a District Attorney, bring to the courts so we can adjudicate this case and hold anybody, if there was a violation, responsible," said Chief Daniel Berlant, State Fire Marshal.
At this time, no one is facing any criminal charges.
"This needs to be opened up. There is too much silence," said Sullivan. "I didn't see any safety warning, I didn't see gate control or access control. When I looked at the inventory inside the warehouse, it looked like the inventory was way overstocked. It looked to me like they crowded these pyrotechnics from the floor almost to the ceiling without proper ventilation. Having been in the military as long as I was in the military, I can tell you right now, that's not safe."
"He said, 'Mom, don't worry about it. How can it go wrong? There's a cop and a firefighter. We trust them,' " Lupe said.
And yet, a Yolo County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant, Sam Machado, owned the property. Esparto Fire volunteer firefighter, Craig Cutright, also worked there and owned BlackStar Fireworks, with the same address listed as Devastating Pyrotechnics.
"But they were there for a long, long time. It's not like this was a brand new thing and they didn't know these people. They knew them. They were probably on a first-name basis. How can they not have a perspective on what was going on at the facility? How could they let this happen? These are kids that got blown to bits. It's ridiculous," Sullivan said as Lupe cried into her hands.
Brothers Jhony Ramos Jr. and Jesus Ramos perished in the blast. Junior Melendez and Carlos Rodriguez have also been identified by their families.
It is not clear when Yolo County officials will give their next update, but the State Fire Marshal's investigation at the explosion site is ongoing.
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