Chief: Bomb Squad Caused Los Angeles Fireworks Explosion

Chief: Bomb Squad Caused Los Angeles Fireworks Explosion
ATF investigators are seen next to the remains of an armored Los Angeles Police Department tractor-trailer after fireworks exploded on June 30, 2021. AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu,File
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles bomb technicians grossly miscalculated the weight of homemade fireworks last month when they detonated them in a containment chamber, causing a catastrophic explosion that injured 17 people and rocked a neighborhood, the police chief said Monday.

Chief Michel Moore said five members of the department’s bomb squad have been removed from field duties as the investigation continues. They could face discipline.