Water tanks in Pacific Palisades used for fighting LA wildfires ran dry early on
Jan 08, 2025
All LA water tanks filled before fire, but after ‘tremendous demand’ three 1m-gallon tanks serving Palisades depletedAs firefighters battled three wildfires raging across Los Angeles in the early hours of Wednesday morning, the water tanks supplying Pacific Palisades – where the largest of the fires broke out – ran dry.Janisse Quiñones, chief engineer and CEO of the Los Angeles department of water and power, told reporters that by 3am Wednesday, the three 1m-gallon tanks serving the Palisades had been depleted. Continue reading...