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L.A. firefighter tesitified that his concerns about fire that preceded Palisades Fire were ignored

NBC News Top Stories·@RebeccaCohen·2 months ago
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A firefighter tasked with fighting the fire that preceded the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles last year claimed in a sworn deposition that he expressed concern that it could reignite, but was brushed off by the fire captain. Firefighter Scott Pike spoke on Jan. 30 in a deposition related to a lawsuit brought against the city by thousands of families affected by the Palisades fire last year. The blaze ultimately claimed the lives of at least 29 people, more than 18,000 structures were destroyed or damaged, and roughly tens of thousands of people were forced from their homes. "I just feel like I saw something, I said something and to my best ability, I felt like we could have done more," Pike said in the deposition. Videos of the deposition were released by attorneys representing residents affected by the Palisades Fire as part of the ongoing investigation into the origins of the Lachman Fire, which flared up and became the Palisades Fire.…

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