By Hannah Fry and Ian James, Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — When fire hydrants ran dry in the first hours of the Palisades fire, firefighters faced confusion and costly delays in getting vital water trucks into the area to help fight the destructive blaze, new city documents revealed.

It took some time for officials to secure so-called tender trucks and when they finally arrived, the fire was so intense they needed escorts to get to the front lines, according to Los Angeles Fire Department’s after-action report released this week.

“Engineers were needed to shuttle water from further locations, further delaying suppression efforts,” the report said.

The revelations underscore how scarce water supplies hampered the Palisades fire fight.

As the inferno consumed homes Jan. 7, some hydr

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