Business records also show that Kenneth Chee is the owner of the business at the San Francisco property. Chee, the 48-year-old CEO of the company, was denied a license from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to possess fireworks and had a history of firearm convictions, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

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.