Firefighters running out of water as fires tear through Los Angeles

California firefighters are running out of water as they desperately battle three rapidly growing wildfires threatening huge areas around Los Angeles — with emergency responders reporting bone-dry hydrants.

“The hydrants are down,” one firefighter said over the radio, the Los Angeles Times reported.

“Water supply just dropped,” another added.

The Department of Water and Power confirmed reports of hydrants being empty, without giving numbers.

Billionaire LA developer Rick Caruso, a former commissioner of the city’s water board, said he noticed the dry hydrants while several homes near his glamorous Palisades Village shopping center were “fully engulfed” in flames.

“There’s no water in the fire hydrants,” Caruso told the LA paper.

“The firefighters are there and there’s nothing they can do — we’ve got neighborhoods burning, homes burning, and businesses burning. … It should never happen.”

Caruso said the problem stems from the reservoirs that feed the neighborhood’s hydrants.

“This is a window into a systemic problem of the city — not only of mismanagement, but our infrastructure is old,” said Caruso, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2022.

A spokesperson for the Department of Water and Power said crews were working in the neighborhood “to ensure the availability of water supplies.”

“This area is served by water tanks and close coordination is underway to continue supplying the area,” the DWP added.

Nearly 300,000 California power customers were left in the dark early Wednesday morning as fires wreaked havoc in the region, forcing at least 30,000 residents — including celebrities — to evacuate.

The three fires – Palisades, Eaton and Hurst – have combined to take over 4,000 acres of land throughout Los Angeles County with zero containment.

The three fires are being fueled by strong winds, with gusts up to 60 mph, “dry fuels” and low humidity, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.

All causes of all three fires are under investigation.