At least 9 injured in blast after Los Angeles police seized

17 people hurt in blast after Los Angeles police seized fireworks
Andrew Blankstein and Eric Leonard and Phil Helsel
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LOS ANGELES — Seventeen people, including police, were hurt when a large explosion rocked a Los Angeles neighborhood Wednesday evening as thousands of pounds of illegal fireworks were being seized, officials said.
None of the injuries were life-threatening, police said.
The blast happened about 7:30 p.m. local time (10:30 a.m. E.T.) as the bomb squad was detonating some of the explosives in a vehicle with a containment vessel designed to withstand blasts.
"This vessel should have been able to safely dispose of that material," LAPD Chief Michel Moore said Wednesday night.

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