"This was a planned incident," Massive illegal fireworks show in downtown LA prompts investigation

CBS ^ | January 22, 2024 | Dean Fioresi

[Twotone]

Police are investigating a "massive illegal fireworks show" that lit up the night sky over downtown Los Angeles late Sunday.

Reports of the nonstop fireworks first started coming in at around 10:45 p.m., with dozens of social media users posting videos questioning the incident.

The display woke up hundreds of people living around the area, many of whom said that their doors and windows were shaking as the powerful explosives continued.

DTLA Little Tokyo, 20 minutes ago, I don’t think these fireworks were planned. Also saw a drone. Then a helicopter flying over with a spotlight minutes later. pic.twitter.com/4x9tmILZjW — Daryl Nash (@chaos_sleeps) January 22, 2024

"Central Division is investigating the massive illegal fireworks show that occurred late last evening," LAPD investigators said in a statement posted on X. "We ask our stakeholders in the area to please contact us with surveillance video."

Some people said that the show continued between three and five minutes.

So far, police say that no one has come forward to claim responsibility, and they're hopeful that surveillance camera footage from the surrounding area will point them in the necessary direction.

"This was coordinated and planned," police said.

There have been no reports of injuries stemming from the incident.

[Organic Panic]

Dey juss wilin’

[BenLurkin]

That’s true pretty much anywhere including in DTLA where this took place.

[BenLurkin]

Music

Video

[Chode]

[jimjohn]

That’s what I was thinking. $20 to $25k easy

[Vaduz]

Agree lived here for 25 years you can see more stupid people in one day then you will in a life time any place else.

[HKMk23]

[Chief of Police, with resignation]
“Master Blaster runs Barter Town.”

[Libloather]

Cankle’s leftovers.

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[P.O.E.]

Planned via cellphone / Iphone / whatever is my guess.

Shouldn’t be that hard for the NSA to ferret out.

So why don’t they? /s