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La Brea Tar Pits is an active paleontological research site in urban Los Angeles. Hancock Park was formed around a group of tar pits where natural asphalt (also called asphaltum, bitumen, or pitch; brea in Spanish) has seeped up from the ground for tens of thousands of years. Over many centuries, the bones of trapped animals have been preserved.
The La Brea Fire was a fast-moving 2009 wildfire which occurred in Southern California in the United States. The fire began near La Brea Creek in Santa Barbara County, in the Los Padres National Forest. [1] The fire started burning on August 8, and just 5 days later on August 13 had grown by 10,000 acres, or 40 km 2. [2]
The La Brea Fire began near La Brea Creek in Santa Barbara County, inside of Los Padres National Forest. [44] The fire burned 89,489 acres (140 sq mi; 362 km 2 ) of chaparral between August 8 and August 22, but only destroyed two structures—a cabin and an unused ranger station.
Customers have been asked to conserve water as the fire in the Palisades area - now the most destructive in LA's history - pushed the water system to "the extreme" with four times the normal ...
Erik Scott, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department, acknowledged the water supply issue. "We did experience some challenges with water pressure while battling the Pacific Palisades ...
California firefighters are running out of water while battling the rapidly growing fires in Los Angeles — with emergency responders reporting bone-dry fire hydrants across the region.
More than 12,000 homes, businesses, schools and other structures have been destroyed by raging wildfires that began ripping through the greater Los Angeles area last Tuesday. Cal Fire said in an ...
Expo/La Brea station is an elevated light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located over the intersection of Exposition Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, after which the station is named, in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles. [3] The official name of the station changed to Expo/La Brea/Ethel ...