A report by the Office of Inspector General highlighted a lack of training and supervision as factors in the explosion, which left 16 people injured and displaced 75.
A bomb technician expressed multiple concerns that a Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad was loading too much explosive material inside a total containment vessel before a
But it also included excerpts from interviews with some of the bomb technicians and their supervisor during their investigation into the discovery of the illegal fireworks in the 700 block of East 27th Street, near San Pedro Street, June 30. Detective A told ATF investigators that he opted for a “hands-off” approach to leadership as he wanted his technicians to feel more comfortable and to allow them to come up with their own plan of action, the report said.
The visual estimates were common practice among the bomb squad, according to the OIG report, which also determined a lack of training and supervising deficiencies were factors in the explosion.
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