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Fact check: What really happened with the Pacific Palisades water hydrants?
Why did water hydrants run dry in the midst of a conflagration? City officials stressed that the shortage was due to low water pressure, not a complete lack of water. But what caused it, and can it be prevented?
Fire hydrants ran dry due extreme demand in Pacific Palisades, officials say
Three large water tanks in the Pacific Palisades area ran out by early Wednesday morning, officials said, reducing water pressure for fire hydrants at higher elevations.
After fire hydrants ran dry in Palisades, city officials blame 'tremendous demand'
By 3 a.m. Wednesday, all fire hydrants in the Palisades area 'went dry,' says LADWP official. 'We pushed the system to the extreme.'
Wind-whipped fire in L.A. prompts evacuations in Pacific Palisades
A fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles has forced some residents to evacuate amid "life-threatening and destructive" winds.
L.A. Neighborhoods Evacuated as Fire Rages in Pacific Palisades Hills
Strong winds in Los Angeles are stoking several fires in the area, with a Pacific Palisades blaze causing evacuations all the way to Pacific Coast Highway. The blaze is estimated to be at 200 acres, with evacuation warnings for hilly areas including Sunset Mesa,
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Los Angeles wildfires leave hundreds of thousands without power
An outage map provided by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) showed just how widespread the outages ...
IJR
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LA Water And Power Officials Rake In Fat Salaries As Fire Hydrants Run Dry
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) officials raked in enormous taxpayer-funded paychecks before its fire ...
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LADWP asks customers to conserve, issues boil water notice due to Palisades Fire
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers were asked on Wednesday to conserve water and residents remaining in the ...
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No, Los Angeles didn’t refuse to fill water reservoirs prior to fires
Firefighters were experiencing water shortages from hydrants because L.A.'s tanks couldn't be refilled as fast as water was being used.
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Trump Slams California Water Mismanagement, Blames Newsom For ‘Sending Water To Pacific To Save Smelt’ Over People
Amid the ongoing wildfire in Los Angeles, President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized the state’s water management ...
Pasadena Star-News
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In the Palisades Fire, LA DWP’s 3 huge water tanks all ran out of water
Quiñones urged DWP customers to conserve water throughout the city, “because the fire department needs the water.” ...
KTTV
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LADWP addresses water supply for firefighters
Officials with the LADWP are urging residents and businesses to conserve as much water as possible as firefighters are in ...
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Unsafe water advisory issued as Eaton and Palisades fires affect water supply
Only bottled water should be used in the area of the Eaton fire. In the Palisades fire area, water can be boiled.
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LADWP Crews Work to Restore Power Amid Windstorm Impacts
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is actively responding to widespread power outages and water service ...
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Why did fire hydrants go ‘dry’ on firefighters in Los Angeles?
The Palisades Fire, which has destroyed an estimated 1,000 structures, was first reported at around 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 7 in ...
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West Los Angeles power outage caused by metallic balloons, LADWP says
Metallic balloons drifted into power lines, leaving hundreds without power in the West LA communities of Sawtelle and ...
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