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Emergency groups are working tirelessly across the clock to include the blazes and mitigate the harm.
Visuals present firefighters utilizing ”canvas baggage”. (Picture Credit: X)
The raging wildfires throughout California have wreaked havoc, claiming at the least six lives and inflicting widespread destruction to property and land. The Palisades fireplace has change into probably the most devastating in Los Angeles, displacing practically 2,00,000 residents. Dry situations and robust winds proceed to gasoline the flames, displaying no indicators of subsiding. Emergency groups are working tirelessly across the clock to include the blazes and mitigate the harm.
Amid the widespread circulation of gripping movies showcasing the lethal wildfires and intense firefighting efforts, one uncommon clip has caught the Web’s consideration. In it, Los Angeles Fireplace Division (LAFD) officers are seen utilizing what look like small purses to battle the lively flames, leaving many puzzled by the unconventional technique.
Circulated broadly on the web, the video has raised questions amongst social media customers. Many have expressed considerations in regards to the effectivity of LAFD at a time when the large wildfires have been raging for days in Los Angeles and surrounding areas of California.
The visible of the hearth division utilizing purses to hold water is unreal. That is the very best we are able to do? California burning just like the seventh layer of hell and we’re slinging 10 ounce purse buckets?pic.twitter.com/2TXuJYa2Id— Megs (@Rad_Megss) January 9, 2025
Within the video, a gaggle of firefighting officers might be seen filling small baggage with water from the automobiles and dashing to place off the hearth in a neighbourhood. One may spot a lot of fireplace engines lined up within the space with one other crew pulling the hose to place off the fire-engulfed buildings whereas others rushed with water-filled baggage on the opposite facet.
Whereas some social media customers have criticised the LAPD’s entry to skilled firefighting tools, others have clarified that the “purses” seen within the video aren’t girls’s baggage however slightly specialised tools owned by the division itself for dealing with fireplace incidents.
Amid the web scrutinisation, the LAFD officers spoke to TMZ, clarifying that the baggage seen within the movies have been truly “canvas baggage” that firefighters carry on engines for varied jobs when tackling a small trash fireplace just like the one proven within the movies. “It’s simpler to rapidly fill in water and extinguish the flames than to drag out the whole hose. Hooking up fireplace hoses and hydrants takes time and with fires spreading so rapidly, they need to act quick. Timing is every little thing,” the division stated.
It has been practically every week since wildfires have been ravaging the Pacific Palisades, additional wreaking havoc within the Eaton, Sundown, Hurst, Lidia, Hollywood Hills and different areas.
