{"id":598282,"date":"2021-07-20T16:21:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T20:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=598282"},"modified":"2021-07-20T16:21:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T20:21:21","slug":"los-angeles-bomb-squad-techs-reportedly-miscalculated-weight-of-illegal-fireworks-before-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-bomb-squad-techs-reportedly-miscalculated-weight-of-illegal-fireworks-before-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles bomb squad techs reportedly miscalculated weight of illegal fireworks before explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flos-angeles-bomb-squad-techs-reportedly-miscalculated-weight-of-illegal-fireworks-before-explosion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=598282&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2462369\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2462369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Los Angeles County emergency personnel work at the scene of a fireworks explosion in Los Angeles. A cache of illegal fireworks seized at a South Los Angeles home exploded, damaging nearby homes and cars and injuring several people, authorities said. (AP Photo\/Ringo H.W. Chiu)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:05 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, July 20, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Five Los Angeles bomb squad technicians had their field privileges revoked after miscalculating the weight of a homemade firework detonation, which injured 17 people last month. During a news conference on Monday, the city\u2019s police chief said the officers made a human error by estimating the weight of the explosives instead of using a scale.<\/p>\n<p>Officers guessed the explosives to be 16 pounds. However, the actual weight was found to be around 42 pounds. The device used for the controlled explosion was designed to withstand a maximum capacity of only 25 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to identifying how this occurred and ensuring it never is repeated,\u201d LAPD Chief Michael Moore explained. \u201cIn that pursuit, we\u2019ll be identifying revisions to our operating protocols to expand the margin of safety for the public and our personnel alike. We can and must do better.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Price Demands Accountability from LAPD for South LA Explosion <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lbGxiae132\">pic.twitter.com\/lbGxiae132<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curren D. Price, Jr. (@CurrenDPriceJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurrenDPriceJr\/status\/1411440728450822147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, officials said the final investigation into the cause of the blast will not be completed for at least another month.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/calls-grow-for-minn-state-rep-to-step-down-amid-scandals\/\">Calls Grow For Minn. State Rep. To Step Down Amid Scandals<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles County emergency personnel work at the scene of a fireworks explosion in Los Angeles. 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