Los Angeles Central Library - LAPD Bomb Squad on Site

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

I've been told there was an "explosion" in the 12th floor electrical room. But I didn't smell smoke until the 3rd floor, on the way down, so I'm not positive.

[Velveeta]

Thanks for the report and updates.

[JennysCool]

We had a fire drill in our office this morning.

Did everyone make it out to the playground in a quiet and orderly fashion?

[Minutemen]

No library? The children suffer once more :C

[patton]

Happened at my kids school in VA last time I was in NM - wife called, school on lockdown, streets closed, etc. Couple of hour later, she called back - "Nothing to worry about, the building is on fire."

Life changes.

[Redcloak]

OK... Which one of you wise guys left a copy of Godless sitting out in the open?

[savedbygrace]

An anonymous donor just gave the library a copy of Gigli on DVD?

[Uncle Kermie]

Source for news of a 12th floor electrical room "explosion"?

From my Arco Plaza tower vantage point, there doesn't appear to be much eagerness in the pace of the officers - lots are now standing around and milling around with no sense of urgency. However, streets remain blocked and no police, bomb squad, or fire vehicles have left.

[Velveeta]

ping

[NorseWood]

They have taken a lot of fire hoses off the trucks and carried them towards the east die of the building.

[SF Republican]

I was going to guess that some homeless guy forgot his brown paper bag
stepped up to the teller machine when a homeless guy was walking away, he left his slip there, had $25,000 in the bank.

[leda]

funny you bring that up... just today kels
said to me "hey momma, do you remember
when there was a fire at my 4 yr old
school and the firetrucks came?"

you musta been reading her mind.... ;)

[Dr. Eckleburg]

There, or the thousand foot Library Tower across the street?

That's a good question, since the Library Tower has been a target for years.

[Joe 6-pack]

"stepped up to the teller machine when a homeless guy was walking away, he left his slip there, had $25,000 in the bank"

I'm sure that's at least one month's rent...even in Frisco!

[LibertyRocks]

LOL, I just saw this and was going to ping the three of you! (o;

I sure hope it's another empty suitcase, or paper bag or something... With all the law enforcement response detailed so far, it sounds like they are taking all precautions though.

[Uncle Kermie]

All attention being paid the Central (Riordan) Library. Their backs are to the Library (nee Liberty) Tower.

[Velveeta]

Hopefully it's nothing...but that's a pretty big law enforcement presence.

[taxesareforever]

Probably spotted someone in the library reading Ann Coulters new book.

[BurbankKarl]

Are those LAPD units or GSD PD?

[Tulsa Ramjet]

aw man, you beat me.