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Fire hydrants ran dry in Pacific Palisades

Gov. Newsom passes the buck to ‘local folks’ when asked about hydrants running out of water during Pacific Palisades fire

I mean those hydrants are typical for two or three fires — maybe one fire and you have something of this scale, but again that’s gonna be determined by the local.”

ABC 7 San Francisco on MSN · 4h

Water pressure, overuse caused Pacific Palisades hydrants to fail during fire fight: officials

No air support meant immense pressure on the hydrant system - which simply was not designed for the volume of fire we're seeing in Los Angeles.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

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.

Fire at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's RainForest

The Plain Dealer Cleveland on … · 12h

What caused the fire at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s RainForest exhibit?

Officials released details surrounding how the fire began Wednesday at the RainForest exhibit in the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

Yahoo · 12h

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo assessing damage after fire, no delays expected

Leadership at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is breathing a collective sigh of relief after an intense fire was successfully extinguished by the Cleveland Division of Fire, limiting damage to the exterior of a building at the future site of the Primate Forest.

Akron Beacon Journal on MSN · 1d

Fire breaks out at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo RainForest; animals are safe

The Cleveland Fire Department responded to a fire at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Wednesday afternoon. According to a press release via Facebook, workers cutting metal with a torch accidentally ignited vegetation on the outside part of the RainForest exhibit,

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Yes, Some LA Fire Hydrants Ran Out of Water. That's Not the Whole Story, Though

Los Angeles officials said a "tremendous" demand — four times normal levels — during the Palisades fire caused some hydrants ...

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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 ...

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Fire hydrants ran dry in Southern California just when they were needed most

Some Los Angeles fire hydrants ran dry in recent days as demand soared for water to quell fast-moving wildfires.

ABC 10 News17h

Why fire hydrants could have run out of water in Los Angeles fires

Davis is with the Lakeside Fire Protection District. He is keeping a close eye on the fires in the Los Angeles. There have been reports that the hydrants went down and ran out of water. Officials say ...

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Why did fire hydrants run dry amid Los Angeles fires? It's a familiar problem in disasters

Why did dozens of fire hydrants go dry as firefighters rushed to combat flames from spreading in the Los Angeles area? National investigative correspondent Patrick Terpstra explains.