L.A. Bureau of Water and Power "The depletion of fire hydrants is attributed to unprecedented water demand...There's no problem with the supply.

Amid criticism of water shortages, such as running out of water from fire hydrants during the L.A. wildfire extinguishing, the L.A. Department of Water and Power has stated that there was no problem with water supply.

All fire hydrants in the area were "fully operational" before the wildfire, the L.A. Department of Water and Power said in a press release on the 11th local time.

It also explained that power and water supply were smooth at the time of the fire, but about 20% of the hydrants lost suction pressure as the system lost water pressure "due to unprecedented extreme water demand to put out wildfires without public support."

Authorities went on to explain that the shutdown of the Santa Inez reservoir was a measure to ensure a safe supply of drinking water, but did not specify if it affected the water supply.

Earlier, California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked for an independent investigation into why the Santa Inez reservoir was shut down and what caused some fire hydrants to lose water pressure.