A fire hydrant burns in the Eaton fire in Los Angeles on January 8.
JOSH EDELSON / AFP
- Some fire hydrants ran dry in LA due to enormous water demand and infrastructure issues.
- President-elect Trump wrongly blamed a separate debate over water from northern California.
- LA officials and California water policy experts said there was no water shortage in the area.
Some fire hydrants in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles ran dry this week after the wildfires overwhelmed the local water system.