Los Angeles Sheriff Robert Luna said there is ‘no threat to the community’ after the deadly blast closed local roads.The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that an explosion at one of its training facilities in southern California killed three of its members.
The explosion took place shortly after 7:30am local time (14:30 GMT) on Friday at the Biscailuz Training Facility in East Los Angeles.
“Tragically, there were three Department member fatalities. Sheriff’s homicide detectives are on scene,” the department said on social media.
The department described the explosion as a “critical workplace incident”. The blast closed roads in the surrounding area, though the sheriff’s department reassured locals that there was no threat to the wider community.
Sheriff Robert Luna held a midday news conference not far from the blast site, where he declined to identify the three victims. He did, however, say that one had served 19 years with the force, another 22 years, and a third 33 years.
“This is unfortunately the largest loss of life for us as the LA County Sheriff’s Department since 1857. Between all three sworn members, they had served our community proudly for 74 years,” Luna said.
The sheriff also said the three victims were part of a special enforcement bureau tasked with arson and explosives enforcement.
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