Los Angeles Police Chief claims weight miscalculation likely led to fireworks detonation that injured at least 17

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore shed light Monday on the disastrous explosion that occurred last month after a trove of fireworks was placed in a containment vessel and detonated in a South Los Angeles neighborhood. According to Moore, bomb squad technicians likely miscalculated the weight of the explosives.

Moore explained that bomb technicians believed 16.5 pounds of explosives and countercharges were placed in what's known as a total containment vessel. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' National Response Team, (NRT) which is investigating the incident, revealed that the total weight was likely just over 42 pounds. "We have miscalculations that are significant," Moore said during a press conference. He also apologized to residents who were impacted by the explosion, according to CBS Los Angeles.