Explosion at LA law enforcement training facility kills three people | Los Angeles
On Friday morning, the Sheriff said that an explosion at a law enforcement facility in Los Angeles has killed three people with the greatest loss of life for the agency since 1857.
The three killed deputies were members of the detailed explosives of the department. The authorities were still trying to inform the relatives of the dead, and the details of the conditions around the explosion were limited.
Luna has much more than we don’t know, but our aim is to look at it from the beginning and to understand exactly what happened to this tragic event, ”Luna said.
Inspectors do not believe that there is any threat to society.
The incident occurred shortly after 7.30 on Friday, when an explosion occurred in the special enforcement office of the department in the Swadish explosives detail facility in Eastern Los Angeles. Luna said that three people killed for 74 years for the agency.
“Individuals who examine the details of our arson explosives, are taking education for years, Lun said Luna, Luna said. “They are great experts and unfortunately I have lost three today.”
Sheriff, Los Angeles Police Department’s bomb team, a task that lasts more than four hours to secure the devices responded to the scene. FBI and ATF were at the scene to help the investigation.
Luna said the deaths have been killed by gunfire since 1857, indicating the worst loss of life of the department in a single incident.
US Chief Public Prosecutor Pam Bondi told reporters that federal agents are in the explosion events on Friday and they are working to learn more. His information came from the office of the US lawyer Bill Essayli, who contains Los Angeles, the jurisdiction.
Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, said he was informed about the explosion. The Secretary of the Ministry of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the agency is working with the state and local law enforcement officers, he said.
Air footage from Kabc-TV showed that the explosion took place in a parking lot full of sheriff patrol carts and box trucks.
A Los Angeles District Supervisor Hilda Solis said in a statement that he was in contact with the sheriff as the investigation developed.
Jason Zabala, a member of the Sheriff Department Swat team, called the deceased deputies who died.
“When you register for work, you know it will be a dangerous job. You understand how dangerous it is over the years,” he said.
Reuters and Associated Press contributed to reporting
