US EditionPacoima home intentionally set on fire in controlled burn after explosion forced evacuations
- A home in Pacoima was intentionally set on fire during a controlled burn due to dangerous materials found inside, following an explosion caused by fireworks.
- Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell stated that the chemicals discovered could react explosively with water, leading to public safety concerns.
- An evacuation of 60 homes was ordered around the property to ensure public safety.
- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is leading the investigation into the explosion.
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Controlled burn ignites explosives at destroyed L.A. home, sending fireball into night sky
(KTLA) — California officials lit a controlled burn at the site of a home explosion in Pacoima, and wild video captured by KTLA shows the moment flames hit more explosives and sent a massive fireball into the night sky. The original explosion in the 13500 block of Remington Street occurred around 9 a.m. Thursday and left a 24-year-old man in critical condition. Assistant Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Guy Tomlinson told KTLA 5’s Carlos Herr…
60 homes evacuated after Pacoima home explosion
Sixty homes were evacuated in the Pacoima neighborhood after an explosion from a home rattled the neighborhood. Mayor Karen Bass said Friday that the sheer amount of explosives found inside the property in the 13000 block of Remington Street is too dangerous to transport out of the neighborhood. Instead, officials will eliminate the dangerous material through what she called “controlled burn.” “All of the options have been examined,” Bass said. …
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