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

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Tuesday's fire tore through homes in Pacific Palisades, prompting urgent evacuations.
Hindustan Times
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As 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.
Guardian
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The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was pumping more water from aqueducts and groundwater into the system, but demand was so high, that wasn’t enough to refill three one-million gallon tanks in hilly Pacific Palisades that help pressurize hydrants for the neighborhood.
Time
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At least two people have died and more than a thousand have been injured, making preventing the further spread of the fire vital to resident safety.
Newsweek

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After Palisades fire hydrants lacked water, city officials blame demand

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