LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Did the Los Angeles Fire Department miss - or even ignore - crucial warning signs that the Lachman Fire was still smoldering?

Those questions come as 7 on Your Side Investigates has obtained more reports that smoke was possibly coming from the Lachman burn scar in the hours - and even days - after the department declared it was out.

A hiker, who did not want to be identified, shared video that he shot at the Lachman Fire burn scar that shows some smoke still coming up from the ground.

The timestamp on the video is 2:54 p.m. on January 1.

That's about 15 hours after firefighters rang in the New Year by racing to the fire that sparked just after midnight.

Smoldering spots at burn scars like you can see in the video are common, so they must be carefully watched

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