Former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick has voiced skepticism over reports that there isn't enough water to fight wildfires in Los Angeles, California, and blamed the way the state is “managed.”
“California has 1,340 miles of coastline and 3,000 lakes and reservoirs. Why isn't there enough water to repair every fire?” the racing star wrote to X on Wednesday. .
“You have to imagine that at some point, it becomes difficult for hardcore potash enthusiasts to accept the current state of their state and how it is being managed,” Patrick reported. live Said in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Reports of water filling fire hydrants in Los Angeles running dry Fires began burning shortly after the first major blaze broke out in the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, followed by four other major fires in other parts of the city.
The cause of the devastating fire, which has already burned thousands of acres, is claimed life At least five people have been killed and the investigation is still ongoing, but civilians have begun to criticize the government and emergency services for an ineffective response.
Patrick's points about California's coastline drew people to point out that firefighting equipment and land-based soils are not built to withstand salt water, but Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass explained how Los Angeles Fire Department Some brought up how they had cut the (LAFD) budget by millions of dollars.
The former NASCAR star then called on California Governor Gavin Newsom to resign, calling him a “newscam” like President-elect Donald Trump did recently:
Patrick isn't the only celebrity to share theories about the fire. Actor Henry Winkler claimed there was an “arsonist” in the city.
Fellow actor James Woods, who lost his Palisades home in the fire, blamed the tragic event on “the incompetence of Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass.”
Popular podcaster Andrew Huberman also posted a video purporting to show the scene of a small fire near Belmar Park, claiming the arsonist was on the loose.
