LA firefighters were ordered to ditch smoldering blaze that turned into Palisades inferno: report

Source: New York Post

Los Angeles firefighters were ordered to stop putting out a small brush fire that would eventually turn into the horrific Palisades blaze that killed a dozen people and destroyed thousands of homes, according to a report. A battalion chief told the crew to roll up their hoses and ditch the smoldering area Jan. 2, even as the firefighters complained that the rocks and ground were still hot to the touch, shocking text messages viewed by the Los Angeles Times showed.