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LA's $750k-a-year Water Boss Struggles To Explain Why Fire Hydrants Ran Dry In Bumbling Video About Inferno Response
Janisse Quiones, chief executive officer and chief engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, couldn't quite explain why fire hydrants have run dry in bumbling video.
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