‘You never know what’s in your neighborhood,’ valley law enforcement warns of illegal firework danger after LA explosion A neighborhood in Los Angeles is still dealing with the aftermath of an explosion that happened as police were removing 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks from a home. The impact of the blast was so great, it flipped nearby cars, shattered windows and scattered debris across nearby streets. The explosion happened while LAPD was trying to safely detonate ten pounds of homemade explosives inside an armored police vehicle. “Something happened inside that containment vehicle that should not have happened,” said Chief Michel Moore, Los Angeles Police Dept.