LOS ANGELES - Local and federal authorities on Thursday were working to determine what caused a massive explosion in a South Los Angeles neighborhood.
Police said the explosion happened when they attempted to safely detonate homemade fireworks.RELATED: Bomb squad truck carrying illegal fireworks explodes in South LA, 17 people hurtThe explosion occurred just after 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday in the 700 block of East 27th Street. The Los Angeles Police Department said the explosion was the result of a catastrophic failure in what was supposed to be a blast-resistant container used by bomb squads worldwide.
Bomb technicians placed 10 pounds of homemade fireworks that were seized from someone’s home inside the container, along with 5,000 pounds of.