Seventeen people, including multiple police officers, were wounded after a Los Angeles bomb squad truck carrying seized illegal fireworks exploded in a residential neighborhood Wednesday evening.
Nine personnel with the Los Angeles Police Department were wounded, one agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives sustained injuries, and seven civilians were hurt following the blast, fire department authorities said. All injuries were classified as either “moderate” or “minor,” and 16 of the 17 victims were transported to local hospitals.
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