LA firefighter says he warned brush fire wasn't out before massive blaze ignited

A Los Angeles firefighter testified in a newly released deposition that he told colleagues the ground was still smoldering from a brush fire days before authorities say it reignited into the most destructive blaze in city history. Scott Pike, a firefighter with the Los Angeles Fire Department, said he told colleagues the ground was still hot on Jan. 2 when he was sent in to help clean up a New Year's Day brush in the hillsides near the scenic Pacific Palisades neighborhood, the Los Angeles Times reported.