South Los Angeles Evacuations Lifted After Bomb Squad Clears Massive Illegal Fireworks Cache

Authorities evacuated a South Los Angeles neighborhood after police found a large cache of illegal fireworks at a home during a firearm-related domestic-violence warrant; the LAPD bomb squad safely moved the stockpile—five box trucks were loaded for disposal—allowing residents to return once it was deemed safe. The seizure is valued at $150,000 to $200,000, and one person linked to the warrant was arrested. The incident follows a 2021 South L.A. fireworks detonation mishap and a 2024 settlement related to that event.