Yolo County declares a Local Health Emergency to address the aftermath of the Oakdale Fire fireworks explosion and calls for environmental assessment and cleanup.

Yolo County top health official declared Monday a local health emergency to assess if hazardous material spread across soil, water and crops bordering an Esparto warehouse filled with fireworks that exploded in July and killed seven people.

According to a county press release sent out Monday morning, to facilitate the review, Yolo County’s Public Health Officer has declared a Local Health Emergency for properties impacted by the incident.