As fires raged across Los Angeles on Tuesday, some firefighters battling the Palisades fire reported on internal radio systems that hydrants in Pacific Palisades were coming up dry. “The hydrants are down,” said one firefighter. “Water supply just dropped,” said another. … A spokesman for the Department of Water and Power acknowledged reports of diminished water flow from hydrants but did not have details on the number of hydrants without water or the scale of the issue. In a statement, the DWP said water crews were working in the neighborhood “to ensure the availability of water supplies.” “This area is served by water tanks and close coordination is underway to continue supplying the area,” the DWP said in its statement.

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