An area where an explosion took place at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Center Academy Training facility is sealed off in east Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 18, 2025 in a still image from video.
| Photo Credit: ABC Affiliate KABC via Reuters
An explosion early Friday (July 18, 2025) killed three people and is being investigated at least preliminarily as a possible training accident, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the matter who was not authorised to discuss the matter by name and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Los Angeles County Fire Department said it responded to calls about a possible explosion around 7:30 a.m. (8 p.m. IST).
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has not confirmed any deaths. Attorney General Pam Bondi said she learned about three deaths from U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli’s office. His office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office said he’s been briefed on the matter, which occurred at the LA County Sheriff’s Special Operations Bureau in East Los Angeles.
Aerial footage from KABC-TV shows the explosion happened in a parking lot filled with sheriff patrol cars and box trucks.
Published – July 18, 2025 10:18 pm IST
