California governor Gavin Newsom is calling for an investigation amid reports that loss of water pressure and lack of water supplies are slowing down the efforts to fight the ongoing Los Angeles fires.

Some fire hydrants in Los Angeles had no water to douse the fires. Here's what happened, and why the endangered smelt fish wrongly got blamed.

With Southern California ablaze, the lack of water leaves many wondering, why not use ocean water to combat fires?

The recent and still-raging Los Angeles wildfires have prompted some online to wonder: Can we use ocean water to fight fires? While the Pacific Ocean sits adjacent to the city of Los Angeles, several factors render its use in firefighting impractical and even potentially harmful.