LA blast that killed teen, ripped through apartment building linked to homemade explosives

Materials accordant with homemade explosives and fireworks were recovered astatine the tract of an detonation and occurrence that ripped done an flat gathering successful Los Angeles County, sidesplitting a teenager, a study said. 

Aerial images captured by FOX 11 Los Angeles showed a information of the extortion blown disconnected astatine an flat analyzable successful Bell Gardens pursuing the deadly blast connected Tuesday. 

Police said a assemblage recovered wrong the blast tract matches that of a 13-year-old who was reported missing successful the aftermath of the explosion, according to the station. 

It added that materials linked to homemade explosives and fireworks were recovered during an archetypal investigation, arsenic good arsenic ammunition, and that detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Special Enforcement Bureau — Arson and Explosives Detail are assisting successful the effort.

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Damage is seen pursuing an detonation astatine an flat gathering successful Bell Gardens, Calif., connected Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (KTTV)

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for further comment. 

The individuality of the teen was not instantly released.

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The interior of an flat successful Bell Gardens, successful Los Angeles County, that was destroyed successful an detonation this week. (KTTV)

The teen attended Suva Intermediate School, according to FOX 11.

"We are alert of a caller tragic incidental that occurred successful the Bell Gardens assemblage that has impacted our schoolhouse community," Suva Intermediate School said successful a statement. "Our thoughts are with each those affected during this difficult time." 

More than 60 firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the country connected Tuesday and took astir an hr to enactment retired the blaze, the presumption reported. 

Materials linked to homemade explosives and fireworks were recovered by investigators astatine the flat successful Bell Gardens, Calif., according to a report. (KTTV)

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It cited occurrence officials arsenic saying that 2 different radical were hospitalized pursuing the incidental — a kid who is successful unchangeable information and an big who is successful captious condition.