LAPD Chief Michel Moore said the fireworks placed in the containment vessel were not weighed with a scale, but eyeballed by technicians.
More than a month after the LAPD blew up a block of East 27th Street while trying to safely detonate a cache of illegal fireworks, displaced families are still struggling.LAPD Chief Michel Moore, who also spoke at the closed-door meeting, said the fireworks that were placed in the containment vessel were not weighed with a scale, but eyeballed by the technicians working the scene.
The explosion displaced dozens of people, forcing them to move into hotel rooms paid for by the city as officials worked to clean up the mess. Many residents remain displaced, with some homes on the block deemed uninhabitable. Others have continued living in damaged homes. Moore said procedures were followed before the detonation, and that evacuations were carried out. Residents have rejected this claim, saying they were given little warning or mixed messages about the need to leave the area before the explosion blew out windows for blocks and caused much heavier damage closer to the blast.
Moore said the LAPD will no longer use a total containment vessel to detonate fireworks in residential locations. It will also require that all explosives set for detonation be physically weighed first, and for “checks and balances” to be put in place to ensure those calculations are correct.Moore declined to provide the names of officers involved in the errors that led to the blast, saying the blame rested with him.
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