Why the ATF is setting fires close to websites of lethal California wildfires

Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are setting managed fires within the Palisades space of California to find out how the devastating wildfires from early 2025 started. CBS News’ Carter Evans studies.

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