South LA explosion: Fireworks explosion in Los Angeles caused by 'human error,' LAPD chief says

South LA explosion: Fireworks explosion in Los Angeles caused by 'human error,' LAPD chief says
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The "catastrophic" fireworks explosion that injured 17 people last month in a South Los Angeles neighborhood was caused by "human error" after bomb technicians miscalculated the weight of the fireworks, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore said in a news conference Monday.
Ahead of the July Fourth holiday, the LAPD bomb squad responded to the 700 block of East 27th Street after receiving an anonymous tip that a resident was storing illegal fireworks in their backyard.
According to Moore, more than 32,000 pounds of illegal fireworks were found in the resident's backyard. Some of the fireworks were found with "leaking material," causing officers on site to deem them too dangerous to transport and prompting them to detonate them on the scene.

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