Summary

  • An explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility has killed at least three people

  • Sheriff Robert Luna says there is a "black cloud" hanging over his department following the incident

  • The three people killed in the blast were part of the "arson explosive detail", according to Luna

  • He says he does not yet have any information about what caused the blast, but says there is no danger to the community

  • The incident occurred at the Biscailuz Center Academy Training in East Los Angeles

  • Arson investigators and bomb squad are at the scene, LA Mayor Karen Bass says

Aerial footage of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility

Live Reporting

Edited by Jenna Moon and Caitlin Wilson, with Will Grant reporting from Los Angeles

  1. At least three reportedly killed in LA explosion
    Breaking

    We’ve received news within the last few minutes that an explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility has reportedly killed at least three people.

    The explosion was reported around 07:30 local time (15:30 BST).

    US Attorney General Pam Bondi says federal agents are responding to the scene.

    "Our federal agents are at the scene and we are working to learn more. Please pray for the families of the sheriff's deputies killed,” she writes on X.

    This is a breaking news story - stay with us here as we bring you the latest.