Three members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were killed in an explosion at one of its southern California training facilities, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Friday at the Biscailuz Training Facility in East Los Angeles, the explosion occurred shortly after 7:30 am local time (14:30 GMT).
There were three Department member fatalities, historically. The department posted a statement on social media stating that sheriff’s homicide detectives are on the scene.
The explosion was referred to as a “critical workplace incident” by the organization. Although the sheriff’s department reassured locals that the explosion had no immediate impact on the neighborhood, it had closed some roads.
Sheriff Robert Luna declined to name the three victims and held a press conference in the middle of the day close to the blast site. However, he did claim that one had served in the military for 19 years, another 22 for, and a third 33 for.
The LA County Sheriff’s Department has lost the most lives, according to the department’s director, sadly, since 1857. They had proudly served our community for 74 years, according to Luna, the third sworn member.
The three victims were reportedly members of a special enforcement agency that was in charge of bringing in explosives and arson, according to the sheriff.
Prior to the incident, US Attorney General Pam Bondi stated on social media that members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were stationed to investigate what occurred.
On social media, Bondi wrote, “I just spoke to]US Attorney Bill Essayli] about what appears to be a horrific incident that left at least three people dead. Please pray for the victims’ families, sheriff’s deputies.
Sheriff Luna stated at his press conference that the explosion was unavoidable because the investigation was still in its infancy.
We are still unsure as to what caused the explosion, Luna said. This community is safe from harm. This is a singular incident.
Luna added that prioritizing releasing additional information to the public is notifying the victims’ families.
He claimed to have already met two of the three families. Those conversations, as you can imagine, were incredibly difficult.
The Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad also gave thanks for assisting in the bombing site’s security, according to the sheriff.
After this explosion occurred, they immediately intervened to make sure the devices were safe, he said. They were just rendered safe within the final moments, just before we left, so it was still a busy scene, just so you all know. It was undoubtedly very active, and it wasn’t stable.
He explained that investigators can only visit the site once there is no longer a risk of explosions.
He continued, “There is a lot more that we don’t know than what we do know.”
Luna, however, made adamantly upholding the special enforcement agency’s professionalism and hailed its staff as “the best of the best.”
The employees of our arsenal-explosives detail have years of training, Luna said.
Source: Aljazeera
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