

Illegal fireworks pose a great danger and can cost lives,” he said.
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“I’ve directed the LAPD to conduct a full investigation into this incident, so we can better understand why this happened. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti released a statement Wednesday night that he was “closely monitoring the situation” and was “deeply concerned for those who were injured.” REUTERS The aftermath shows damage to nearby homes. REUTERS LAPD says it is unknown what caused the explosion. A member of the Los Angeles Bomb Squad is transported following the explosion. Unknown at this time what caused an explosion,” the department said. “Some of the fireworks were being stored in our Bomb Squad trailer as a precautionary measure. The LAPD, however, in a statement posted to Twitter, said the cause of the blast was unclear. According to CBSLA, the officer then screamed, “Fire in the hole!” Seconds before things went haywire, officers on the ground quickly backed away from the squad trailer. In addition to the injuries, the explosion wrecked nearby cars and damaged homes. One person was arrested, according to CBSLA and the LAPD. The enormous blast came after authorities confiscated over 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks from a South Los Angeles home. Over a dozen people were hurt when an LAPD bomb squad truck was blown to smithereens during a planned detonation of illegal fireworks Wednesday night. Ex-military man busted after aiming high-powered rifles out of his Hollywood high-riseįamily of Keenan Anderson files $50M claim after LAPD tasing deathġ3-year-old boy stabbed to death outside Chick-fil-A in downtown LAĬousin of BLM co-founder who died after being tased by cops tried to flee officers, acted erratic: bodycam footage
