What We Know About Why L.A. Fire Hydrants Ran Dry During Wildfires
When fire hydrants ran dry during the Pacific Palisades fire, it sparked a wave of anger and even misinformation. Here’s how L.A.’s water system works and what we know about why the hydrants ran out.
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Fact check: What really happened with the Pacific Palisades water hydrants?
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How did LA fires start? Key questions about CA disaster answered
The fast-moving LA fires that killed at least 10 people and decimated more than 20,000 acres in the Pacific Palisades, Malibu ...
The truth about why fire hydrants lost pressure and ran dry during the Los Angeles fires
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Aftermath of Los Angeles-area wildfires has many questioning how fire hydrants work
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Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles
Water experts dismissed Trump’s claims that California water policy is to blame for dry hydrants. But Los Angeles is also ...
New Evacuations Ordered as L.A.’s Largest Wildfire Expands
Follow the latest coverage of the wildfires in Southern California. Corina Knoll Soumya Karlamangla Juliet Macur and Yan ...
Water supplies ran dry in Los Angeles just when they were needed most
As wildfires raged across Los Angeles, it took just days for another disaster to rear its head, the city was running out of water to fight them.Now experts warn if the flames continue to spread, there ...
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Australia vs India: Steve Smith scores century to close in on 10,000 runs as Australia take control on day two
A mini-collapse sparked by a run-out helped Australia stay on top as India reached 164-5 at stumps on Friday on the second day of the fourth Test of the five-match series. Australia resumed Friday ...
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3 horses, pony killed in barn fire in McHenry County, officials say
There were no injuries among firefighters. Marengo fire officials said firefighters relied on water tenders to shuttle water from a hydrant that was about 3.5 miles away. The fire is not believed ...
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CFS downgrade bushfire warning, telling residents in Onkaparinga area to monitor conditions
Over 20 firefighters, fire bombers and two heli tankers were dispatched to help tackle the blaze that sparked around 4.50pm, on Education Rd in Onkaparinga Hills. The CFS instructed residents to ...