Three Deputies Dead After Explosion at L.A. Sheriff’s Training Center

This article has been updated. 

Several lives were lost following a deadly explosion Friday morning at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility in East L.A. At least three deputies were confirmed dead after the blast at the Biscailuz Center around 7:30 a.m. Details remain limited, with sheriff's officials only confirming that a “loud noise” was heard prior to the incident. The FBI’s Los Angeles office has confirmed it is responding to the scene as the investigation unfolds.

BREAKING: Our LA @FoxNews producer @AlexandriaHrndz is told by multiple law enforcement sources that three people are dead after an explosion at a LA County Sheriff Department’s training facility in East LA this morning. Happened at the Biscailuz training center.

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 18, 2025

The blast reportedly shattered multiple windows and occurred near a bomb squad vehicle. Initial indications are that this appears to be a terrible accident. 

🚨 BREAKING: There was just a deadly explosion at the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department training facility in eastern LA

3 are reportedly dead, per Fox

"Blow out several vehicle windows..."

It reportedly happened next to a Bomb squad vehicle

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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 18, 2025

🚨BREAKING: A deadly explosion just went off at the LA County Sheriff’s training facility.
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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 18, 2025

REAKING: There was just a deadly explosion at the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department training facility in eastern LA

3 are reportedly dead, per Fox

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— ҡ𝖆ɩ𝖆ɩ®️ (@OfficialKalal) July 18, 2025

The facility is used for specialized law enforcement training, and investigators are working to determine whether explosives or hazardous materials were involved. 

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security is working with the state and federal law enforcement to respond to an explosion. 

.@DHSgov is working with state and federal law enforcement to respond to an explosion at the L.A. Sheriff’s Department.

Updates will be provided as they become available.

Pray for our law enforcement and their loved ones.

— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) July 18, 2025