Three Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies died Friday after an explosion at a law enforcement training facility in Monterey Park, according to county officials. The blast occurred at the Biscailuz Training Center, home to the Special Enforcement Bureau and its bomb squad.
Cause of Blast Under Investigation
The cause of the explosion remains unknown. Arson investigators from the ATF, Los Angeles Fire Department, the FBI, and other agencies are responding.
Officials React to Tragedy
LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn called it “an extraordinarily painful day” and pledged full support to Sheriff Robert Luna as investigations proceed. Attorney General Pamela Bondi asked the public to pray for the Sheriff’s Department.
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