Lawyers representing Palisades Fire victims released new photos and evidence, which they claim show California State Parks officials hampering efforts to put out the Lachman Fire.
The attorneys released the photos after completing depositions on Friday, during which state park representatives said they believed hikers would confuse Lachman Fire containment lines with trails. The newly released pictures show firefighters filling the fire breaks to avoid confusion after State Parks officials did not close the park, according to the attorneys.
“The claim was we didn’t want members of the public … that this hand line that was cut by the firefighters was somehow a trail they should go down,” Roger Behle, an attorney for the Palisades Fire victims. “Basically, returning the fuel to the area they just removed it from, and that came as a shock to us today.”…