Investigators trying to determine how the Palisades Fire started have generated more than 150 leads, an ATF official said today.
“Some of these leads have come from homeowners, witnesses and video submitted,” Jose Medina, acting special agent in charge of the ATF’s Los Angeles field division, said at a news conference.
“We have investigators scouring video from state-owned cameras that were in place in the area, from residents in the area and social media posts,” he said.
Investigators have interviewed people who called 911 that day, as well as the first responders, Medina said.
Investigators probing Palisades Fire’s origin have developed over 150 leads, continued
They’ve also talked to first responders who responded to a fire on Jan. 1 that was put out, he said. The Palisades Fire broke out around 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 7, and investigators are developing a timeline that includes a period well before it began, Medina said.
Anyone hiking near Skull Rock that morning is being asked to contact authorities and make a report by texting ATFLA 63975, Medina said.
“We are talking to individuals about not just what they saw, but what they smelled and they heard,” he said. “Even if you were in the area and saw or smelled nothing, that, too, could be valuable information.”
