The ocean water along roughly eight miles of prime Los Angeles coastline remained off-limits indefinitely due to the recent rains and fire debris carried to the coast, while a water quality advisory was in effect all beaches in L.

The waters off Los Angeles County may be contaminated by toxic or carcinogenic chemicals following the Palisades Fire, according to health officials, who indefinitely closed a portion of Santa Monica State Beach this week.

The ocean waters from Malibu to Santa Monica remain off-limits due to the recent rains and fire debris carried to the coast. The water closure, ordered by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health,

Los Angeles County health officials have strongly urged or prohibited the public to avoid contact with ocean water at beaches from Malibu to Santa Monica because of the recent rains […]