Los Angeles police injure 17 and flip cars after illegal firework detonation fails

The Los Angeles police department detonated a cache of homemade fireworks it had seized, causing a major explosion on a residential block that injured 17 people, flipped and damaged cars and smashed windows in nearby homes. The fireworks were detonated in an iron containment vessel which exploded because they were deemed too unsafe to move from a South Los Angeles neighbourhood Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube Los Angeles police injure 17 in explosion after detonating fireworks they seized The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today Website Facebook Twitter Instagram instagram, guardian