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California Gov. Newsom orders independent investigation

FOX News on MSN · 6h

California Gov. Newsom orders independent investigation after hydrants run dry: 'We need answers'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded an independent investigation into the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power after fire hydrants went dry during the devastating fires.

Newsome calls for investigation into fire hydrants

California Governor Gavin Newsome is calling for an investigation into why fire hydrants lost pressure in critical moments when firefighters were trying to extinguish the massive flames engulfing Los Angeles County.

The New York Times · 4h

Newsom Wants to Know Why Fire Hydrants Went Dry

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California ordered an inquiry into a loss of water pressure after it was revealed that a reservoir was offline when the fires started.

some fire hydrants in LA had no water to fight the fires

Business Insider on MSN · 13h

Why some fire hydrants in LA had no water to fight the fires, despite full reservoirs

Some fire hydrants in Los Angeles had no water to douse the fires. Here's what happened, and why the endangered smelt fish wrongly got blamed.

USA TODAY on MSN · 15h

Lack of water is hampering LA fire battle. Why not use ocean water to fight fires?

With Southern California ablaze, the lack of water leaves many wondering, why not use ocean water to combat fires?

PopCrush on MSN · 14h

Why Can't Pacific Ocean Water Be Used to Put Out the Los Angeles Fires?

The recent and still-raging Los Angeles wildfires have prompted some online to wonder: Can we use ocean water to fight fires? While the Pacific Ocean sits adjacent to the city of Los Angeles, several factors render its use in firefighting impractical and even potentially harmful.

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California fire hydrants have a power problem

Fire hydrants in Los Angeles ran dry in parts of the city when firefighters needed them most, and some of the problems came ...

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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.

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Biden repeats false explanation of dry hydrants after Newsom complains of ‘lies’ blaming him for LA fire catastrophe

Biden, 82, claimed for a second day Friday that electrical providers cut off power to the pumps that flow water to fire ...

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Biden claim about empty hydrants undermined by LA water utility's lack of common wildfire safety protocol

President Biden on Thursday said that empty fire hydrants in the Los Angeles area were the result of an intentional power ...

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Fact checking Trump's claims about the California wildfires

President-elect Donald Trump has accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of prioritizing environmental policies over public ...

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