Los Angeles police injure 17 and flip cars after illegal firework detonation fails – video

The Los Angeles police department detonated a cache of homemade fireworks it had seized, causing a major explosion on a residential block that injured 17 people, flipped and damaged cars and smashed windows in nearby homes. The fireworks were detonated inan iron containment vessel - which exploded - because they were deemed toounsafe to move from a SouthLos Angeles neighbourhood

• Los Angeles police injure 17 in explosion after detonating fireworks they seized