{"id":540,"date":"2025-07-19T07:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T07:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=540"},"modified":"2025-07-18T23:56:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T23:56:31","slug":"three-killed-in-explosion-at-los-angeles-police-training-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=540","title":{"rendered":"Three killed in explosion at Los Angeles police training facility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three officers were killed in an explosion at a law enforcement training facility in East Los Angeles, officials say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blast occurred at around 07:30 local time (15:30 BST) on Friday at the Biscailuz Center Academy Training facility, which houses the Sheriff&#8217;s department&#8217;s special enforcement bureau and arson explosives detail, including the bomb squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Craig David &amp; Tiwa Savage - Commitment\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3vxPZnhcgfo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The exact cause of the explosion is still under investigation, but Sheriff Robert Luna of the LASD described it as &#8220;an isolated incident&#8221;. There were no additional injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three officers killed in the blast were &#8220;fantastic experts&#8221; and veterans of the department, each serving between 19 to 33 years, the sheriff said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities have not released the names of the deceased officers, citing the need to notify their families first. All three were assigned to the sheriff department&#8217;s arson explosives detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday&#8217;s incident represents the department&#8217;s largest loss of life in a single incident since its founding in 1857, Sheriff Luna said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We have to go back and investigate what happened from the very beginning,&#8221; he said. The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are assisting with the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US Attorney General Pam Bondi called the incident &#8220;horrific&#8221; and said federal agents had been deployed on the scene and &#8220;working to learn more&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities say the explosion took place in the parking lot of the facility&#8217;s special enforcement bureau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US media, citing sources, report that officers were handling an unexploded ordnance recovered from a recent bomb disposal call when it detonated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bomb squad typically picks up potential explosives across the region daily, but it&#8217;s a situation that&#8217;s always fraught with danger because it&#8217;s hard to assess the stability of materials and their age, the Los Angeles Times reported citing law enforcement sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The area surrounding the facility was evacuated and has since been sealed off as investigators continue to work at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom has been briefed about the explosion and he is &#8220;closely monitoring the situation&#8221;, his office said in a statement on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newsom&#8217;s office added that state assistance has also been offered to help respond to the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kathryn Barger, Chief of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, wrote in a statement that she is &#8220;closely tracking the situation as we learn more about what occurred and the condition of those affected&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My heart is heavy, and my thoughts are with the brave men and women of the Sheriff&#8217;s Department during this difficult time,&#8221; she said. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c62891d4p50o\">(BBC)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three officers were killed in an explosion at a law enforcement training facility in East Los Angeles, officials say. 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