California Gov. Newsom orders independent investigation after hydrants run dry: 'We need answers'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded an independent investigation into the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) after firefighters faced a nightmare situation: fire hydrants that had run out of water.

"From the moment firestorms erupted in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, January 7, it was clear our public infrastructure would be put under tremendous strain," he said in a Friday letter to the LADWP.

Calling the discovery "deeply troubling," Newsom said that losing power...