A 17-year-old boy died in an explosion ignited by fireworks Wednesday evening in South Los Angeles, according to authorities. The Los Angeles Police Department responded at around 9:26 p.m. to the 400 ...

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday approved a settlement of nearly $21 million for South Los Angeles residents whose homes were destroyed in a botched firework detonation by the Los Angeles Police ...

Community activists and some city leaders say they are not satisfied with the LAPD’s explanation about the “miscalculation” that led to the dangerous detonation of illegal fireworks in a South Los ...

A teenage boy was killed Wednesday night in a fireworks explosion in the backyard of a Los Angeles home, according to multiple reports. KTLA's Gene Kang reports on Dec. 4, 2025.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles police chief says a catastrophic fireworks explosion that injured 17 people and rocked a neighborhood last month was likely caused by miscalculations from bomb ...

LOS ANGELES – A teen who died while handling what police said could have been homemade fireworks exploded in the South Los Angeles neighborhood of Vermont Knolls. The teen was identified by county ...

An investigation into the deadly July 1 fireworks explosion in Esparto led authorities to discover a cache of fireworks at a property in East Los Angeles on Monday, prompting the evacuation of a high ...