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As the inferno consumed homes Jan. 7, some hydrants ran dry in high-elevation areas, The Times has reported.

At least one of the tankers filled at a hydrant reserved for fire engines, according to an activist who spoke to the driver and photographed paperwork showing his destination.

During the Palisades fire, crews reported that scores of fire hydrants ran dry or suffered from low pressure, while a reservoir in the area sat empty as the fire burned.

The Cybertruck careened instead into a fire hydrant, then a tree, before bursting into flames.

Such improvements are intended to prevent the sort of problems firefighters encountered as hydrants lost pressure and ran dry in some areas.