In the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, wide swathes of coastline have been closed indefinitely, per public health officials.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an ocean water closure due to toxic chemicals from fire debris run-off, and advised against beach water contact post-rainfall due to pollutants.

Several miles of Los Angeles County coastline will remain closed indefinitely due to recent rainfall pushing possibly toxic and carcinogenic debris from the Palisades Fire into the ocean waters. KTLA's Angeli Kakade reports on Jan.

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.

And over the weekend, rain fell across Southern California, which helped with the ongoing firefighting efforts amidst the lingering embers, but also funneled toxic runoff into the ocean. Accordingly,