More than two years after a fireworks explosion that destroyed a South LA neighborhood, several families are still displaced.
On Sunday, LAPD Chief Michel Moore announced four members of the department's bomb squad were disciplined for their involvement in the botched operation. In addition, an internal investigation resulted in the implementation of new protocols for the bomb squad to prevent similar events from occurring in the future, according to Moore.
"Even our best intentions cannot take this neighborhood back to where it was before this event occurred," Moore said. "However, as a Department, we remain committed to supporting the impacted residents as we continue to work to make this right."After two years, LAPD officers who were responsible for the 2021 fireworks explosion that destroyed cars and displaced families in South LA are getting disciplined.
That effort includes having commanding officers of the department's Newton station meet on a weekly basis with the 27th Street Long Term Recovery Group, Moore said. The city previously spent $3 million to support and aid residents affected by the fireworks explosion. In March,In 2022, the city's Department of Housing reported 23 people in six households had been relocated to permanent housing. Eight more households were ready to relocate and were searching for affordable units.
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