 Los Angeles will pay $21 million to settle claims by residents that authorities bungled the detonation of illegal fireworks three years ago. The blast injured 17 people and displaced dozens more. The city council approved the payments this week. The matter now goes to Mayor Karen Bass for final approval. Federal report says the LAPD bomb squad packed 40 pounds of the most volatile fireworks into an armored containment vessel, but it was only rated for 33 pounds.