Jovel said that these types of detonations are performed when authorities believe it is too dangerous to transport explosives on a normal vehicle: “It’s been done in many different parts of the city.”īut in this case, the detonation process was a failure, Moore said, adding that authorities were going to try to find out why. “This was the last substance, they decided to detonate,” he said. These explosives were placed in the special truck. The 5,000 pounds of boxed fireworks were stacked eight- to 10-feet high.Īuthorities also found improvised explosives, 40 soda-can-sized devices with fuses, and 200 similar, smaller devices, Chief Moore said. They found a large stack of commercial-grade fireworks in the backyard of a home in the 700 block of East 27th, they said. Wednesday, police recieved a call about illegal fireworks being stored. “My aunt lives upstairs, and she hasn’t even been able to leave her apartment to go to work.”Ībout 8:40 a.m. “An officer said he looked at my shop and there was broken glass,” he said. Jeronimo Palomera, who owns Alvarez Furniture at San Pedro and 27th streets, had traveled from Orange County with an employee to make deliveries. 2 die, dozens of structures burn in possible fireworks related incidents across L.A.

Thousands of dollars being spent on fireworks for July 4th in OC.‘Say something:’ New online system allows reporting of illegal fireworks in San Bernardino County.Long Beach police seize more than 5,000 pounds of fireworks, arrest LA man.2 killed in explosion at Ontario home caused by ‘large amount’ of fireworks.Residents and business owners were told they could not enter the area yet. ATF and LAPD had set up command posts nearby. Debris, including broken glass from shattered windows, littered the street around the blast site. Thursday morning, some people milled about, trying to get a look at the destruction as they passed by. The explosion occurred when LAPD was attempting to safely detonate devices seized at a home where 5,000 lbs of fireworks were stored. “It was so loud, I thought a car exploded,” Francis Terry, 41, who heard the explosion from his home four blocks south of the site, said the next morning.ĪTF’s National Response Team is arriving today to assist in processing the scene at the South LA explosion that injured 17 including an ATF CES. LAPD Chief Michel Moore said that in some instances, no one answered the door for police – the injured civilians came from those homes. Before the detonation, officers went door-to-door to evacuate residents from the area.

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