NEW DETAILS: A bomb squad tech was told to 'relax' when they expressed concerned over a controlled detonation performed by LAPD. A blast that ended up hurting 27 people.
by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms that the LAPD had overloaded the containment vessel.The inspector general's report said two bomb technicians “visually estimated” the weight of the payload. The pair then relayed that estimate to a third technician who used the projection to determine how many additional explosives would be needed to properly trigger a controlled detonation.
A fourth technician had told investigators from the ATF that he expressed concern about the plan, saying it was too much explosive material to detonate on site. He was then told repeatedly to “relax” by colleagues, according to the inspector general's report. Following the release of the ATF's report last September, City Councilmember Curren Price Jr., who represents the neighborhood where the explosion happened, said he “cannot fathom” the decision to “merely eyeball” the fireworks before detonating them in a heavily-populated area.
Responding to the inspector general's report, Price released a statement on Monday saying that he's still “dumbfounded.” “Since day one, I have asked for accountability and continue to insist that the individuals responsible for this disaster face appropriate disciplinary action,” he said. “The latest development clearly establishes what occurred was preventable and is highly inexcusable. I expect LAPD to follow through with policy changes so that this catastrophe never happens again anywhere in the City. We must learn from this epic failure. LAPD must do better.
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