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.

Several miles of coastline spanning from Malibu to Santa Monica have been closed indefinitely due to the risk of toxic materials and pollutants from wildfires that burned in the area in recent months.

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 […]