South LA explosion: Fireworks explosion in Los Angeles caused by human error, LAPD chief says CNN 12 hrs ago © KCAL/KCBS
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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