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JI7

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12. I haven't been hearing it as much and I don't know

Reply to ecstatic (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 1, 2021, 02:46 AM

Jul 2021

if it's becsuse police are finally going after them which is what was happening in the OP or if there isn't as much supply becsuse of issues due to covid and manufacturing in China.

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Bomb squad truck carrying illegal fireworks from South LA explodes, blowing out windows, damaging ca [View all] Nevilledog Jun 2021 OP

Horrifying. KTLA has video of it from another angle. chowder66 Jun 2021 #1

youtube Demovictory9 Jul 2021 #6

Is there ever a time when a bomb squad truck explodes "expectedly"?... PoliticAverse Jun 2021 #2

The mythbusters blew up a cement truck once... Wounded Bear Jul 2021 #13

Also, As I Recall... ProfessorGAC Jul 2021 #25

First question from LAPD to the suspect.. jmowreader Jul 2021 #3

They were special handmade fireworks Demovictory9 Jul 2021 #20

Using what, C4 or TNT? jmowreader Jul 2021 #26

Good question Demovictory9 Jul 2021 #27

Why is this being done in a dense residential area ? nt Progressive Jones Jul 2021 #4

Well, that ties in with the word "illegal" in the OP. eppur_se_muova Jul 2021 #8

That is the question n/t malaise Jul 2021 #16

perhaps they didn't want to drive that truck HAB911 Jul 2021 #17

What is the "this" you are referring to? sarisataka Jul 2021 #18

The article says that this bomb squad was doing a controlled detonation. Progressive Jones Jul 2021 #19

Because cops. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #22

LOL ! nt Progressive Jones Jul 2021 #24

Over $3 million in damages. BigmanPigman Jul 2021 #5

27 year old in custody wont have resources Demovictory9 Jul 2021 #21

I'm so sick of the nonstop fireworks ecstatic Jul 2021 #7

It's every month of the year now. C Moon Jul 2021 #10

I haven't been hearing it as much and I don't know JI7 Jul 2021 #12

Couldn't they have just used water and destroy the fireworks that way instead? MagickMuffin Jul 2021 #9

Oh my god. That is so true. Why not use water? C Moon Jul 2021 #11

Then how are you going to be able to bring the fireworks home for your celebration? Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2021 #14

Explosions make for better copaganda. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #23

. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2021 #15