It is an unacceptable outcome. Processes should be changed so it cannot happen again
> although it’s unclear whether the reservoir would have made a meaningful difference in firefighters’ ability to combat the flames. Water systems experts said that with extreme Santa Ana winds that prevented the use of planes and helicopters, the Palisades fire was impossible to control, and that municipal water systems aren’t equipped for such blazes.
Proper buildings were left unharmed. As in the recent Turkey earthquake. Only the illegal buildings were destroyed.
Ask the experts.
But if I see Californian construction habits it's not safe at all.