LAPD bomb technician’s warnings were ignored before ill-fated fireworks detonation, report finds
by Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times
Feb 25, 2022
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES — Before members of the LAPD bomb squad destroyed part of a South L.A. neighborhood by exploding a stash of illegal fireworks last summer, they repeatedly ignored warnings from one of their most experienced technicians that the plan was not safe, according to a new report by the LAPD’s inspector general.
The member who raised concerns, identified only as “Bomb Technician C,” told investigators with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that he had flagged both the volume and weight of fireworks being placed
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