LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles Fire Department has been served a federal grand jury subpoena for text messages and other communications near the area of the Lachman Fire, which reignited into the massive Palisades Fire, sources confirmed to Eyewitness News.

An internal LAFD memo that was circulated on Tuesday stated that the fire department has received a subpoena issued by the Department of Justice in connection with the investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives into the Lachman and Palisades fires.

According to Eyewitness News sources, the memo states that the subpoena seeks any and all communications related to reports of fire, smoke or hot spots between 10 p.m. on New Year's Eve and 10 a.m. on Jan. 7.

"No data, documents, or communications shal

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