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Posted on 07/01/2021 5:34:09 AM PDT by Ahithophel
Over a dozen people were hurt when an LAPD bomb squad truck was blown to smithereens during a planned detonation of illegal fireworks on Wednesday night.
The enormous blast came after authorities confiscated over 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks from a South Los Angeles home. One person was arrested, according to CBSLA and the LAPD.
In addition to the injuries, the explosion also wrecked nearby cars and damaged homes.
Seconds before things went haywire, officers on the ground quickly backed away from the squad trailer. According to CBSLA, the officer then screamed, “Fire in the hole!”
The LAPD, however, in a statement posted to Twitter said the cause of the blast was unclear.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
“5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks”
That might have had something to do with it
Bomb squad T-shirt: “if you see me running, catch up!”
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Clearly, white supremacy is a bigger problem than we had thought.
Officer Sparks always did have an itchy trigger finger...
If I was a suspicious person, I’d say that the LAPD wanted a new SWAT truck, and are going to use this perp’s resources to do it.
Trump’s fault.
I had no idea Frank Drebin was alive and working for the LAPD bomb squad.
Coulda, shoulda split the stash up and made three or four “reductions “.
I love it when a plan comes together is blown apart. The important question is, was the squad diverse? If so, that's all that matters. Performance means nothing if we don't have diversity.
Here’s some better video than the crappy looped one at NY Post.
https://twitter.com/RickCBSLA/status/1410437437852065792?s=20
Some overhead pics here:
https://twitter.com/RoadSageLA/status/1410428501937688579?s=20
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US Navy translation: Fire in the Paint Locker!
That is what you get when you hire the MYTHBUSTERS to dispose of your explosives /s
Headlights still work. Isn't cutting the battery cable the first thing to do?
Both links fail to load on my iPad.
You’re gonna love this!
Geniuses working for government unintentionally blow up own vehicle.
“Hey buddy, you got a light?”
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