Heidi Montage and Spencer Prat, the two true couple who rose to a series of reality on the reality series HillThey sue the city of Los Angeles and the Ministry of Water and Power (LADWP) after losing at their home in Pacific Persids at Los Angeles fires on January 7.
The couple filed the lawsuit on Tuesday at the California Supreme Court in Los Angeles Province, along with more than 20 real estate owners and residents who were affected by Palisades. Pratt’s mother, Janet Pratt, is among the owners of real estate listed as a plaintiff.
“The Palisades fire was an inevitable and inevitable result of the terrible failure of the water supply service areas in and around the Pacific, including the presence of an empty water tank.” “This failure was a great factor in causing my clients and others to huge losses.”
The lawsuit claims that water issues hindered firefighting efforts and ultimately led to the damage to its characteristics Court documents It was obtained by Los Angeles Times. (The international news did not look independently to the documents until the writing of these lines.)
Eaton and Palisades fires, which were ignited by strong winds during one of the most dry years in the region, have killed 28 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, and put them among the most destroyed fires in the history of California.
There was an intense audit on dry taps and problems with water pressure, which leads to a barrage of lawsuits against the city and Ladwp. California Governor Gavin New Roosom called for an independent investigation into the interest of La Water on issues.
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The lawsuit indicates that the Santa Yenz reservoir, which serves the Pacific Balsdes neighborhood, was in a non -contact mode, and it was “outside the commission since February 2024” while waiting for reforms.
“With the Santa Yenz tank effectively outside the commission, the Sandrans in Pasifik failed in the core after three tanks that carry every million gallons. [3.7 million litres] From the water dry within 12 hours, “the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit continues to claim that the water system has been designed for public use, but it has not had enough water pressure to fight the main fires. The lawsuit claims: “The defendants deliberately designed this water supply system, although Los Angeles is in a fire at a fire area.”
Gus Corona, business manager at IBEW Local 18, is also cite the Lawdp Employees Union. The lawsuit reminds Los Angeles Times An article from January 10Corona said that “it is completely unacceptable that this tank is empty for about a year for simple repairs.”
“This work should have been done at home, and he should not rely on a contractor to do so. Corona said:” I really think it was something that could have been avoided. “
The defendants, who are looking for an amount of damage to the experiment, want to recover the costs of repairing or replacing lost or destroyed property, that is, lost wages, commercial profits, and living expenses caused by the loss of their homes. They are also seeking to obtain attorney fees coverage and trial by the jury, according to Los Angeles Times.
Pratt and Montage appeared in many offers and spoke to multiple news methods about the devastating fire, which led to the loss of the couple all their material property.
In an interview with Good morning America Last week, Montage said that when her husband asked her to seize anything she wanted to keep, her mind went empty.
“You are like,” How do you choose? “You know?
Pratt shared the feelings he felt by watching his children’s bedroom burning on the cameras in their home.
“The worst is like our children’s room, which was very magical,” said Pratt. “We do the time of the story every night, it is like our routine, and a lot of love is there. Our son’s bed began burning in the shape of a heart. The fire started in the shape of the heart. You are like,” this is like, outside the crazy body. “
They also participated that their home and property were not insured because they were dropped to the insurance company from their policy.
“It is a place you love, and live, it is a shelter from the world. To do this, it is really difficult to continue to deal daily,” montage He said on x. “We were in the house poor as they call it. We have a house and everything else bustle is grinding. So yes, we definitely calculate every dollar we do. We are working hard to make one trip per year.”
– With files from the Associated Press
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