Scene of the Toontown section of Disneyland amusement park in Anaheim, California
A dry ice Å“bomb” explosion at a popular amusement park in the US state of California has forced police authorities to evacuate an area frequented by young children and the parents.
Police authorities in city of Anaheim, near Los Angeles, said the dry-ice device used in the Tuesday explosion inside Disneylandâ„¢s Toontown section appeared similar to other instruments that have exploded in neighborhoods around the city in recent months, The Los Angeles Times reported.
“Unfortunately, it’s an all too-common experience,” said a police official cited in the report.
The law enforcement officials further stated that police was looking into a possible link between the blasts around the city and the explosion at the popular tourist attraction.
The Toontown area of the amusement park was reportedly evacuated at 5:30 p.m. local time, immediately following the blast inside a garbage bin. Visitors, however, were allowed back to the area about 7:30 p.m.
No injuries were reported as the result of the blast, according to police officials, who were also trying to determine a motive for targeting a section of the park mostly visited by young children and their parents.
The development comes amid persisting incidents of shootings across the United State, in which innocent people, including children, are increasingly targeted.
One of the worst recent cases occurred in the State of Connecticut last December, during which 20 young children and seven adults were massacred in an elementary school by a 20-year-old gunman.
Despite the carnage, American lawmakers have refused to consider legislation to enforce stricter background checks for firearm buyers.
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