A family talks to Los Angeles police officers Friday near the site of a house explosion in Pacoima. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) ...

What was left under the rubble of a fireworks explosion in Pacoima was a toxic stew of chemicals authorities said could react unpredictably with water and was too dangerous to move.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The trial for a man charged in a 2022 fireworks home explosion that claimed the lives of four people was slated to begin Monday. However, the trial was pushed back to the ...

Read more: Illegal homemade fireworks suspected in Pacoima explosion that displaced dozens of families ... stood on the street overnight and into the weekend, residents said. The LAPD's bomb squad ...

The LAPD evacuated 60 homes ... indicating evidence of illegal fireworks manufacturing. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is leading the criminal investigation into the ...

The LAPD evacuated 60 homes in the area Friday evening before the controlled burn, while firefighters covered nearby buildings with thermal gel to protect them.

The controlled burn stemmed from an explosion at the home near Remington ... was found of chemicals used to produce fireworks, and Los Angeles police Chief Jim McDonnell said some of those ...

After a further search, officers found 20 expended and 24 unexpended fireworks mortars. Detectives with the Regional Explosives Unit took possession of the unexpended fireworks. No arrests were made.

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On a seemingly ordinary Thursday in Pacoima, Los Angeles, an explosion turned into a remarkable challenge ... Controlled Burn: A Necessary Precaution Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell, ...