KCRW

South LA fireworks blast victims reject LAPD’s apology, saying it would not have happened in other neighborhoods

Community activists and some city leaders say they are not satisfied with the LAPD’s explanation about the “miscalculation” that led to the dangerous detonation of illegal fireworks in a South Los ...
Los Angeles Magazine

LAPD’s Bad Guesstimate Caused the Destructive Fireworks Explosion in South L.A.

The June 30 detonation caused damage for blocks (Photo by Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) The June 30 explosion that devastated a South Los Angeles neighborhood and injured 17 people ...
NBC Washington

Los Angeles fireworks explosion victims to receive $20M settlement

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday approved a settlement of nearly $21 million for South Los Angeles residents whose homes were destroyed in a botched firework detonation by the Los Angeles Police ...
KCRW

Real estate investors try to exploit South LA firework explosion and buy damaged homes, says official

When a stockpile of illegal fireworks was destroyed in a South LA neighborhood, it was meant to be a contained detonation. But after the blast, triggered by the LAPD bomb squad, windows were shattered ...