Gavin Newsom has ordered a probe into why Los Angeles' fire hydrants ran out of water amid a spate of wildfires that have decimated the region.
The California governor has been slammed this week over the issue, with President-elect Donald Trump -- a longtime political foe of his -- going as far as saying Newsom should resign over the hydrant issue.
Newsom admitted in a letter to the L.A. Department of Water and Power that the lack of water "impaired the effort to protect some homes and evacuation corridors." He noted, however, that the wildfires likely could not be outright extinguished using the dried-up hydrants.
The 57-year-old asked the department to complete a review and provide the public answers for the lack of water -- and, in other places, water pressure -- that has compounded this disaster.
"We need answers to how that happened," he said.
Firefighters working overtime to contain the flames have shared their frustration with the issue. Brian Entin, a NewsNation reporter on the ground in Los Angeles, reported that he witnessed firefighters resort to using water from a residential pool after nearby fire hydrants turned up dry.
Los Angeles County is in a state of crisis with more than 10,000 structures -- mostly homes and apartments -- destroyed and over 300,000 people displaced. The Palisades fire, one of multiple burning, was just eight percent contained as of 1 p.m. local time Friday.
Trump weighed into the disaster on Wednesday to place blame with Newsom.
"One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground," he wrote."It's ashes, and Gavin Newscum (sic) should resign. This is all his fault!!!"
Others on the right have taken things a step further, including the conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. He suggested Friday that Los Angeles should lose its rights to the 2028 Olympic Games.
Conveniently, Kirk suggested the games should be moved to Miami or Dallas -- cities in deep-red states.
"The Los Angeles Olympics should be cancelled," he posted to X. "If you can't fill a fire hydrant, you aren't qualified to host the Olympics. Move them to Dallas, or Miami, so the world's athletes can compete in a place capable of actually safely building and running something."