Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is calling for a "thorough investigation" after a Los Angeles Times report claimed that a battalion chief with the LAFD ignored firefighters' concerns over the smoldering remains of a blaze that later became the devastating Palisades Fire.

In an open letter to Interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva issued Friday, Bass said the Times report was "tremendously alarming, and underscores the reforms and new leadership we have been bringing to the Los Angeles Fire Department since January."

"Many investigations, and some ongoing, have been looking into the January wildfires. I am requesting that you thoroughly investigate this week's report regarding the Lachman Fire," Bass wrote. "A full understanding of the Lachman Fire response is essential to an accurate acco

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