The rain may have ramped up the mudslide danger in the Palisades Fire zone and the Eaton Fire zone, but it’s also helped with containment.
As of Monday, the Palisades Fire is at 94% containment while the Eaton Fire is at 98% containment, according to CalFire.
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“So when we saw an increase in our containment numbers, we're more positive that we're getting those containment lines all the way around the fire, with no possibility of re-ignition and crossing over those lines,” Los Angeles City Fire Captain Adam Van Gerpen told KNX News’ Jon Baird.
He added that CalFire is turning over the Palisades Fire to LAFD, but first, members of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency need to go over the area and clear out hazardous materials like lithium-ion batteries.
“The danger with these batteries is that there's a possibility that they could explode and so that's why we don't want people to be around them,” he said.
Van Gerpen said once the batteries are collected, they’ll be taken to a location where they'll either be grounded up or they'll be packaged for hazmat transportation.
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