The Los Angeles City Council approved over $21 million in settlements to residents impacted by the LAPD's botched detonation of illegal fireworks that led to a catastrophic explosion.
The L.A. City Council approved over $21 million in settlements to residents impacted by the LAPD's botched detonation of illegal fireworks that led to a catastrophic explosion.The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved over $21 million in settlements to residents impacted by the LAPD's botched detonation of illegal fireworks that led to a catastrophic explosion.
The blast shook the South L.A. neighborhood, leaving 17 people injured and damaging several homes and vehicles. Dozens of residents were displaced. "The victims of the 27th Street fireworks explosion have endured unimaginable pain and trauma that will last a lifetime," Councilmember Curren Price said in a statement. "Reaching these financial settlements were a crucial step toward their healing, rebuilding their lives, and finding stability and peace.
The bomb squad packed nearly 40 pounds of the most volatile and dangerous homemade fireworks into an armored containment vessel that was rated for only 33 pounds, according to a federal report. The fireworks were supposed to be detonated safely at the scene because they were too unstable to move but the vessel exploded, and debris rained down on scores of residences, businesses and vehicles.
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