LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. – A cache of illegal fireworks was seized from a home in East Los Angeles Monday, prompting precautionary evacuations of two nearby schools and some homes.
What we know:
Agents with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives served a search warrant about 8 a.m. at the home directly across the street from Garfield High School at 5101 E. Sixth St.
SkyFOX video from the scene showed boxes of fireworks being removed from the home.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported its deputies were assisting an outside agency with an investigation linked to Yolo County, and later reported that it was assisting as the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office and ATF agents conducted the investigation. Yolo County was the scene of a massive explosion at a fireworks warehouse on July 1 that killed seven people.
The activity prompted the evacuation of students from Garfield High and Monterey Continuation High School to Griffith STEAM Magnet Middle School, where they were released to their parents.
What we don’t know:
It’s not clear if any arrests were made.
The Source: Information for this story is from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
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