Homemade Bomb Destroys Auto

The Los Angeles police bomb squad is investigating an explosion that destroyed a car early Sunday in Van Nuys, authorities said.

The incident occurred at 2:20 a.m. in the 14300 block of Runnymede Street, Officer Larry Judd said. He said no one was in the vehicle at the time of the blast.

Police declined to release the name of the owner of the vehicle. Judd said the blast was caused by a homemade explosive device placed in the car. No arrests had been made.