Sherman Oaks

Businesses Evacuated Due to Explosion on Sidewalk in Sherman Oaks

Security camera video appeared to show a man placing some type of explosive in a cinder block.

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An explosion in a Sherman Oaks neighborhood caused evacuations as authorities investigate. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News on Apr. 20, 2023. 

Businesses were evacuated and the LAPD bomb squad was called to investigate an explosion that left debris on a sidewalk Thursday evening in Sherman Oaks.

The explosion at around 7:30 p.m. prompting evacuations and street closures. LAPD was able to get a hold of surveillance video that showed a man that appears to place a device in a cinder block.

Cement debris littered the sidewalk where the explosion occurred. A few cars were damaged but no one was injured.

Police are searching for the man in the video but do not have a description.

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