LAPD bomb tech's warnings were ignored before fireworks detonation in South Los Angeles, report says

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LA bomb tech's warnings ignored before explosion in South Los Angeles

A senior LAPD bomb technician raised serious concerns about overloading a containment chamber with homemade fireworks before the detonation caused a catastrophic explosion, according to an inspector general's report.

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