The discovery of a large amount of illegal fireworks in a home in South Los Angeles forced evacuation orders to be issued in the areareported the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
The illegal fireworks were discovered shortly after 6:00 a.m., when LAPD officers They executed a search and arrest warrant at a home in the 100 block of East 85th Aspect Highwaynorth of Manchester Avenue.
According to the LAPD, The arrest warrant was related to a domestic violence incident. in which a firearm was involved.
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“(The officers) entered the house and They found the fireworks, all the rooms were full of them“said LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell in an interview with ABC.
“You don’t know what’s in the house next doorand it could be something very, very dangerous,” added the chief of the Los Angeles Police.
McDonnell assured that, in this case, All possible precautions were taken to control and manage illegal fireworks. in order to prevent an uncontrolled explosion from occurring.
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It was not immediately reported the number of illegal fireworks discovered in the house in South Los Angeles.
The LAPD bomb squad responded to the scene, while evacuation orders were issued in the area surrounding the home, which included 85th Aspect highway, between Main Aspect highway and Towne Avenue, as well as a block on 85th Aspect highway east of Avalon Boulevard.
Officers were later observed transporting the boxes with the illegal fireworks from the house to three truckswhile a fourth truck was necessary, which arrived at the scene after noon.
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“It will take us a while to remove all the fireworks, but eventually we will make it and they will be disposed of properly“said the deputy chief of the LAPD, Marc Reina, in a press conference at the place where the illegal fireworks were seized.
The deputy chief of police reiterated thatThe use of fireworks is illegal in the city of Los Angeles.
The presence of illegal fireworks can be a problem for community safety in the weeks leading up to the festivities. for the 250th anniversary of the Independence of the United States, July 4.
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Tragic memory of 2021
On June 30, 2021, The LAPD found nearly 32,000 pounds (14.5 tons), both commercial and homemadealong with other explosives in a home on East Twenty-seventh Aspect highway, in south Los Angeles.
According to a federal report, the LAPD bomb squad placed a portion of the most volatile and dangerous fireworks in an armored container with a limited load capacity.
The purpose was to detonate them in place because they were too unstable to move, but the container exploded and the debris injured 10 officers and seven residentsas well as damage to 22 houses, 13 businesses and 37 vehicles and trucks, with the displacement of 80 people.
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In July 2024, the city of Los Angeles agreed to pay more than $21 million dollars by lawsuits from residents affected by the 2021 explosion.
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