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As the excavation resumes, Baltazar finds a metal bowl in the driveway that has collected rain and, dipping her hand in the water, carefully wipes soot from the crystal.

Though their performance space, the Lutheran church in Pacific Palisades, was still intact, months of cleaning soot and ridding the smell of smoke lay ahead.

It “conducted extensive tests at various locations within the affected school buildings,” assessing soot, char and ash, the district has said.

It also alleges that residents properties were covered by soot, ash and toxic chemicals as a result of the fire.

The company “conducted extensive tests at various locations within the affected school buildings,” assessing soot, char and ash, the district said.