Lemon LIVE at 5 | Wildfires Reshape Los Angeles Forever - January 13th, 2025
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Were investigators already suspecting human causes in the Palisades wildfire?
Good evening and welcome everybody. We are so glad that you're here and that you are helping us to grow this community and that you're part of this community, rapidly growing the Lemon Nation and our Lemonhead community. By the way, the Legends, which is at the top of our membership tier, they're gonna join us in just a little bit, so I'll introduce them a bit later. But you saw the thumbnail and you saw last night, if you joined us for our live stream, Last night we asked the question, was it possibly arson? Because they had caught one individual at least and had that they believe may have been allegedly trying to start fires. They have not officially said anything about it. But now there is a report that I need to tell you about.
But first of all, let me just get you caught up on the damage. There's a report that's saying that this could have been humans that did this, okay? So anyway, welcome everybody. Could a group of tipsy teenagers... have caused some $50 billion in damage. We need to explore. Could a cigarette or a joint possibly have ignited perhaps the most devastating fire in California history? Can you imagine if that is the case? The most devastating fire. That is what state investigators are looking into now in California. That's according to news reports in the LA Times and the New York Post. Authorities say they believe that the Palisades fire had, quote, human origins and was stated by someone, started, excuse me, by someone, possibly by accident.
Can you imagine? Again, this is all alleged. These are according to reports. The L.A. Times, a very serious news organization, reporting this. The New York Post picking up on the story, but taking it a little bit further, making it a little bit more provocative, positing a couple of things that are a little bit, I would say, more provocative, slightly salacious, perhaps. To be clear, the authorities have no one in custody and have not identified any suspects. Officials have noted, however, the trail where the blaze started is popular with hikers. and is often used as a hangout by local teens. The area is an often frequent and overlooked known as Skull Rock that investigators are honing in on. So this is where we are right now.
As folks now in California are being briefed every day, we're following the feeds to see what is happening. Can you imagine if this is the case? Let's put up this is a full screen, an aerial view of where the fire likely started. That's it right there where the fire likely started. Where they believe it started and the possibility. As we have been saying that it could be human caused. Don't know if it's error. Don't know if it's arson. Don't know. But they are investigating because there's so many things unusual about the fire. Let me go to the New York Post report first. OK, so according to the New York Post, it says L.A. 's Palisades fire. Now they say likely caused by humans and hiking area popular with teens, according to a report.
This is what they are reporting. It goes on to say the Palisades fire, the biggest and most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history, has human origins as a likely cause, according to a new report. Authorities investigating the cause of the fire told the Los Angeles Times that they believe it was started by someone, possibly as an accident, sources told the Times. Officials noted the trail is popular with hikers and is often used as a hangout by local teens, and the fire may have human origins, according to the Times. The area is an overlook known as Skull Rock on the Temescal Ridge in Pacific Palisades. The blaze has consumed nearly 30,000 acres, 47 square miles, and destroyed 5,000 structures since it was sparked nearly a week ago.
I glazed over that 30,000 acres, 5,000 structures. Started nearly a week ago. A small fire burned there on New Year's Eve after apparently being started by fireworks, but that was put out shortly after. Officials are investigating whether the fire could have had any connection, but said the location's popularity meant it was possible another fire started in the area Tuesday before exploding on
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Were investigators already suspecting human causes in the Palisades wildfire?
0:19–10:50
2
What evidence links Skull Rock and hikers to the Palisades fire origin?
10:50–17:32
3
How big was the Palisades blaze and what damage did it cause?
17:32–51:32
4
What did the before-and-after Palisades footage reveal about neighborhood devastation?
51:32–58:01
5
How are Lemon Legends reacting emotionally to the wildfire images and human stories?
58:01–1:13:51