A new investigative report from the LA Times suggests that the catastrophic Palisades fire in January—which killed 12 people, burned nearly 7,000 structures, and caused tens of billions of dollars in damages—may have been preventable. The report reveals that firefighters were ordered to leave a smoldering burn site just days before the inferno erupted.

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Paul Pringle, who co-authored the LA Times piece, joined CNN’s Elex Michaelson Thursday to break down the key findings of his reporting.

Firefighters Sounded Alarm Before Being Ordered Out

Pringle explained that the massive January 7th blaze is believed to have originated from a smaller fire that occurred on January 1st. On January 2nd, the day after the initial blaze, fire crews on the

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