LA Council Approves More Funding for Victims of 2021 Fireworks Explosion

Local business are seen damaged after illegal fireworks seized at a South Los Angeles home exploded, in South Los Angeles on June 30, 2021. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council approved an additional $660,000 in funds on July 5 for victims of a botched detonation of illegal fireworks in a South Los Angeles neighborhood two years ago.

The council voted 12–0 to further allocate funding to assist recovery efforts for families and residents affected by the explosion, many of whom still remain displaced from their homes.