Woodland Hills residents startled by early morning explosion

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. - Residents in Woodland Hills were jolted out of their homes early Friday morning after a possible explosive device detonated just yards away from properties. 

It happened near Oakdale Avenue and Martha Street around 1 a.m.

Video from a home security system nearby shows a black SUV slowly driving by, then there is a bright flash and loud boom just seconds later.

“It was the loudest explosion I’ve ever heard in my life,” said Geoffrey Hobson, who lives nearby. “I’ve heard gunshots, I’ve heard car backfires, an M-80, it was nothing even close to that, this was an earth-shattering explosion.”

Other neighbors agree. 

I don’t know what it was, it sounded like a grenade honestly, like a big, kapow you know, and I didn't go outside for like 10 seconds cause I was a little nervous,” said Terrance Saintil. 

Three miles away, audio of the explosion was clearly captured on another home security system, and residents posted online that they had heard the boom from all over the area. 

“I was inside watching TV then all of a sudden just a bang,” said Aryan Barza. 

Barza’s Ring security video captured the footage of the passing car, the flash, and the boom. 

“I don’t know if it had to do with the car, or if it was someone who put something and then just took off,” Barza said. 

He told FOX 11 he and other neighbors saw smoke but didn’t find any debris in the street following the explosion.

“If I’ve ever heard a bomb, which I haven’t, that would be the closest thing, but there’s nothing visible around us to know what it was,” Barza said. 

LAPD told FOX 11 they had not received any calls regarding the explosion.