LAPD admitting some fault in South LA fireworks explosion seen as bittersweet news for displaced residents LAPD admitting some fault in South LA fireworks explosion seen as bittersweet news for displaced residents Some of the displaced families tell FOX 11 their homes are not yet fully repaired. Others say they are afraid to return home. LOS ANGELES - "They did what?" asked one incredulous resident in Spanish, in the neighborhood rocked by a fireworks explosion last month. We had just explained that Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore has all but pointed to human error for the blast that injured 17 people and destroyed homes off 27th street in South LA.