Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Demand for water to fight the Palisades Fire led the community’s water tanks to temporarily dry up. The Los Angeles Fire ...

As thousands of homes started to burn across Los Angeles on Jan. 7, fire hydrants stopped working. The rapid spread of flames in winds up to 100 miles per hour was happening too quickly for water ...

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Demand for water to fight the Palisades Fire led the community’s water tanks to temporarily dry up. The Los Angeles Fire Department said that hampered firefighting efforts. Experts said the area’s ...