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'We Found Parts of Him': Witness Recounts Deadly Fireworks Explosion at Los Angeles Home

Investigators are determining whether the blaze or another cause killed the man as bomb squad and arson teams recover illegal fireworks.

  • On Saturday, Los Angeles Police Department officers discovered a body while removing a large quantity of illegal fireworks from a property in the 2400 block of 9th Avenue in South Los Angeles.
  • The Los Angeles Fire Department responded at 5:32 a.m. Saturday to a detached garage 'fully involved with fire and explosions,' extinguishing the blaze within 20 minutes.
  • Paramedics evaluated a 30-year-old woman for an unknown injury, while cadaver dogs helped locate the body inside a studio apartment situated behind the garage.
  • LAPD spokesman Dennis Orris said investigators remain uncertain whether the fire caused the death or if the individual died prior to the blaze.
  • Illegal fireworks remain a persistent, dangerous issue in the Los Angeles region, where celebrations often continue for hours on end, particularly around the Fourth of July.
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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
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