A person was found dead inside a Los Angeles apartment building after an explosion that investigators suspect was sparked by fireworks or “homemade explosives,” police said.
The blast ripped through the complex in suburban Bell Gardens Tuesday night, leaving a child and an adult injured and displacing multiple families.
Firefighters at a Bell Gardens apartment complex after an explosion caused damage to the second floor. CBS LA
A building on Purdy Avenue in Bell Gardens on fire. Citizen“A third victim was found deceased inside the apartment where the explosion and fire occurred,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Wednesday.
An initial investigation of the scene revealed “materials consistent with homemade explosives and fireworks,” police said.
A residence in Bell Gardens suffered an explosion and fire Tuesday evening. Citizen
A building on Purdy Avenue engulfed in flames. CitizenOn Tuesday, LA County firefighters rushed to the building on the 6500 block of Purdy Avenue just after 6 p.m. after the violent blast fire shattered windows and destroyed much of the second story.
Bell Gardens Police Chief Paul Camacho said building inspectors deemed the building unsafe for occupancy.
Between four and five families were displaced by the damage, and the American Red Cross was called in to help, CBS News reported.
