Some fire hydrants in Pacific Palisades ran dry overnight Tuesday due to "extreme demand" and low water pressure, Los Angeles officials said. The Palisades Fire, which was first reported at 10:30 ...
Probe is on to determine the cause of the fire. However, without a fire hydrant in the area, Kalimpong municipality personnel had to disrupt a water supply line from a distribution tank in the ...
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was pumping from aqueducts and groundwater into the system, but demand was so ...
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – As firefighters battled the devastating Palisades Fire, officials say the massive demand for water led to crews dealing with dozens of “dry” hydrants that had diminished ...
when hurricane-force winds made it impossible to attack flames from the sky, overuse running fire hydrants dry was a major challenge for ground crews. The obstacle has raised questions among ...
8, all one-million-gallon water storage tanks that supply the Palisades hydrants “went dry ... A firefighter hoses down flames from the Palisades Fire in front of a residence in the Pacific ...
Firefighters battled more than just flames at a home in Natick on Monday ... authorities say a nearby fire hydrant was also broken. Despite these challenges, crews were able to contain the ...
The water system used to fight the Palisades fire in Los Angeles buckled ... in Los Angeles history. Some hydrants ran dry, hindering the fight against the flames, local water officials said ...
The water system used to fight the Palisades fire in Los ... help pressurize hydrants for the neighborhood. Many went dry as at least 1,000 buildings were engulfed in flames.The dry hydrants ...