Family members are still desperate for answers nine days after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Esparto killed seven people. It happened on July 1. The blast burned 80 acres, destroyed buildings and forced evacuations.

A DNA testing process to identify the remains of the seven victims of the deadly fireworks warehouse explosion in the Esparto area is underway.

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.