The visual estimates were common practice among the bomb squad, according to the OIG report, which also determined a lack of training and supervising deficiencies were factors in the explosion. The report reiterated an ATF report, which revealed the technicians never physically weighed the explosive material, instead visually estimating the weight before deciding to detonate it all at once. The report, which will be discussed in a March 1 meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners, echoed many of the findings reported in a September 2021 report by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which found the squad overloaded the chamber with too much charge.īut it also included excerpts from interviews with some of the bomb technicians and their supervisor during their investigation into the discovery of the illegal fireworks in the 700 block of East 27th Street, near San Pedro Street, June 30.īomb Technician C was identified as having 18 years of experience on the bomb squad, at least six years more than the four other technicians assigned that day. In all instances, the concerns were brushed aside by other members of the bomb squad and a detective who was their supervisor, the report said.
A bomb technician expressed multiple concerns that a Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad was loading too much explosive material inside a total containment vessel before a massive explosion of illegal fireworks injured 16 people, destroyed the truck and damaged dozens of homes and vehicles in South Los Angeles last year, according to a report by the Office of Inspector General.
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