Newsom says California wildfires will be one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history
California Gov. Gavin Newsom told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” Saturday that the Los Angeles-area wildfires will be one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history and called for an independent investigation into the local water supply.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” Saturday that the Los Angeles-area wildfires will be one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history and called for an independent investigation into the local water supply.
“I think it will be in terms of just the costs associated with it, in terms of the scale and scope,” Newsom said when asked whether the disaster would be among the nation’s worst ever.
His remarks came after firefighters said some fire hydrants ran dry in the first several hours as they were battling flames across greater Los Angeles on Wednesday.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, surveys damage in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood with Cal Fire’s Nick Schuler on Wednesday.Jeff Gritchen / MediaNews Group / Orange County Register via Getty Images“Was it just overwhelm? That you had so much that was used, we drew it down? Was it pipes? Was it electricity? Was it a combination of pipes, electricities and pumps? Was that drawdown impossible because you lost seven-plus thousand structures right here anyway, and every single structure we lost had a pipe that was leaking, and we would’ve lost that water pressure anyway?” Newsom asked.
“Did it contribute in any way to our inability to fight the fire? Or were 99 mile-an-hour winds determinative and there was really no firefight that could’ve been more meaningful?” he continued asking.
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