At least three police officers were killed in an explosion at a law enforcement training facility in East Los Angeles, officials say.
The blast occurred at around 07:30 local time (15:30 BST) on Friday at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Center Academy Training, according to emergency responders.
Authorities say the explosion took place in the parking lot of the facility’s Special Enforcement Bureau. US media, citing sources, report that officers were handling an unexploded ordnance recovered from a recent bomb disposal call when it detonated.
BREAKING: Deadly explosion at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s training facility at the Biscailuz Center Academy in East Los Angeles. Authorities have confirmed that 3 people have died, the cause remains under investigation. This is a developing story. pic.twitter.com/J7tuATtJrl
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