Overview

• Mayor Karen Bass said the city will publish the report only after the federal investigation concludes, with release coordinated with the Justice Department and no target date set.
• The U.S. Attorney's Office requested the hold to avoid jeopardizing the probe, which involves ATF investigators examining how the Jan. 7 blaze began.
• Investigators have narrowed their work to a principal theory but have not determined a definitive cause or whether the fire was intentional or accidental.
• Lines of inquiry include whether a New Year's Day blaze known as the Lachman fire, reportedly tied to fireworks, might have reignited near the origin point.
• The internal report outlines the firefight and lessons learned, yet Fire Commission members say they have not been allowed to review it as the community tallies at least 10 deaths, more than 23,000 acres burned and thousands of structures lost, and after Mayor Bass removed LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley.