They substantially exceeded the rating for the Total Containment Vessel (TVC) they put everything in. It's likely they added too much initiating explosives and were off by a few zero's in their calculations...if they even did any.
This source suggests TVC's the size they used are rated between 2 to 10kg of TNT equivalent explosives. If the LAPD estimated the fireworks had 45 pounds of TNT equivalent, then they REALLY fucked up.
This essentially just turned it into a bigger bomb with more shrapnel.
The source also states that, "The TCV is designed to contain the bomb while being transported to an area where it can be rendered safe."
In other words, they should have never detonated this within a populated area.
What's really fucking stupid is that boxed/packaged fireworks are incredibly safe. Even bootleg ones are as long as they're treated with respect. Consider they made it all the way to wherever you brought them without spontaneously exploding...
The LAPD should have just hauled the boxes away to a remote site and then either detonated them or use them for a public firework event.
I'm surprised they didn't just sell them back to the community and arrest anyone who bought them because they're corrupt fucks.
misterchief117 t1_jbo87jn wrote
Reply to comment by resumethrowaway222 in When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2023) the lapd mishandles a ton of fireworks [00:18:50] by Oh_Fuck_Naw
They substantially exceeded the rating for the Total Containment Vessel (TVC) they put everything in. It's likely they added too much initiating explosives and were off by a few zero's in their calculations...if they even did any.
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/TVC-TN_0115-508C.pdf
This source suggests TVC's the size they used are rated between 2 to 10kg of TNT equivalent explosives. If the LAPD estimated the fireworks had 45 pounds of TNT equivalent, then they REALLY fucked up.
This essentially just turned it into a bigger bomb with more shrapnel.
The source also states that, "The TCV is designed to contain the bomb while being transported to an area where it can be rendered safe."
In other words, they should have never detonated this within a populated area.
What's really fucking stupid is that boxed/packaged fireworks are incredibly safe. Even bootleg ones are as long as they're treated with respect. Consider they made it all the way to wherever you brought them without spontaneously exploding...
The LAPD should have just hauled the boxes away to a remote site and then either detonated them or use them for a public firework event. I'm surprised they didn't just sell them back to the community and arrest anyone who bought them because they're corrupt fucks.