| Submit your comments on this article |
| -Short Attention Span Theater- |
| Los Angeles explosion: 17 injured after bomb truck carrying illegal fireworks explodes |
| 2021-07-01 |
| [FoxNews] An explosion rocked Los Angeles on Wednesday, injuring at least 17 people -- including nine LAPD officers -- after a bomb squad attempted to detonate improvised explosive devices that were seized at a home along with a cache of illegal fireworks. In a news conference late Wednesday, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said authorities responded to the home, where they found thousands of pounds of illegal fireworks, as well as improvised explosive devices, described as "more unstable." A suspect was arrested in connection to the items seized at the home, police said. The LAPD bomb squad transferred the improvised devices into a containment vehicle, and detonated them, believing it would contain the blast, which overturned a car and shattered windows in the neighborhood, Moore said, according to the Los Angeles Times. Earlier, the LAPD tweeted that bomb squad officers were in the process of seizing over 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks in the area at the time of the blast. "Some of the fireworks were being stored in our Bomb Squad trailer as a precautionary measure," the LAPD wrote. Of the 17 people injured, 16 were taken to the hospital – with one declining transport, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The LAFD wrote that nine LAPD officers and one Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) agent sustained minor injuries. At least seven people were also hurt, including three who had moderate injuries. The department added that several homes and a building were impacted by the blast. FOX 11 of Los Angeles reported that investigators and bomb squad officials responded to the home earlier in the day after receiving a tip from a community member. A forklift was seen carrying dozens of boxes out of the house, images showed. The suspect, identified as Arturo Cejas III, was arrested on suspicion of possessing fireworks and destructive devices, as well as suspicion of child endangerment – because two children were found at the home, police said, according to Los Angeles's KABC-TV. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #7 Yeah. That. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-07-01 20:31 |
| #6 Sympathetic detonation from the blast-wave that far exceeded the containment vessel capacity and carried over to stored explosives proximate to the Bomb Squad Containment Vehicle? |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2021-07-01 13:40 |
| #5 From Skidmark’s Daily Mail article: LAPD Chief Michel Moore said three box trucks and a 53-foot trailer were brought in to load up the fireworks and move them to a safe location. However, 'improvised explosives' also were found that were too dangerous to move. He described them as 40 home-made devices the size of Coca-Cola cans with simple fuses and 200 smaller but similar devices. Arturo Cejas III, a 27-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of possessing fireworks and destructive devices and also on suspicion of child endangerment because a minor, Cejas' 10-year-old brother, was found at the home. Cejas is accused of bringing the fireworks in from out of state to resell ahead of celebrations for July 4th. He is being held on $500,000 bail. Some of the fireworks appeared to be large mortar-sized devices used for commercial purposes while others were described as improvised explosive devices. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2021-07-01 13:23 |
| #4 Huh? I've seen tangled fishing line make more sense. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-07-01 10:59 |
| #3 LAPD should have called in an expert on explosives and such.... |
| Posted by: Omeater Spise8055 2021-07-01 09:36 |
| #2 Seventeen people injured as 'controlled' detonation of illegal fireworks by police in middle of Los Angeles neighborhood goes horrifically wrong |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-07-01 08:46 |
| #1 The explosion was actually in the Bomb Disposal Containment vessel. Somebody F'd up |
| Posted by: Frank G 2021-07-01 08:38 |