While there has been no official word on what has started the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles, new speculation reportedly points back to what could be a reignition of a New Year’s Eve fireworks-caused fire.
The Washington Post published a review of archived firefighter radio transmissions that pinpoint the start of the Palisades wildfire to the Temescal Ridge in the Santa Monica Mountains — the same location of a New Year’s Eve night fire that was ignited by fireworks and had been believed to be put out.
“The foot of the fire started real close to where the last fire was on New Year’s Eve,” a Los Angeles County firefighter said on the radio, the Post reported.
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