1986 San Francisco fireworks disaster

[1] The explosion occurred in the three-story Bayview Building at 1070 Revere Avenue, which housed about 125 light industrial and crafts businesses.

[2] A 28-year-old man, Thomas C. Cuyos, was killed in the explosion, and investigators said that he was the operator of the illegal fireworks production facility.

Cuyos and his associates had told the owners of the Bayview Bullding that they ran a computer paper company.

[6] On April 17, agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms arrested three people who were charged with conspiracy in the operation of the fireworks factory.

[2] In 2006, twenty years after the explosion, a memorial service honoring the victims was held at the San Francisco Zen Center.