Spencer Pratt Asks Google Why He Can See His Burned-Down House on Their Maps and Gets an 'Answer'
Spencer Pratt questioned why his burned-down house appeared on Google Maps as intact. Google responded that it was a technical issue caused by a routine update, which mistakenly restored old imagery. The company assured that the issue has been fixed and that post-fire imagery is being updated again.
- ▪Spencer Pratt raised concerns about seeing his burned house on Google Maps.
- ▪Google explained that the restoration of old imagery was due to a technical glitch from a routine update.
- ▪The company confirmed that the issue has been resolved and updated imagery is being rolled out.
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Spencer Pratt Asks Google Why He Can See His Burned-Down House on Their Maps and Gets an 'Answer' Victoria Taft | 6:51 PM on May 18, 2026 Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) Google has responded to my query about what caused the entire pre-burned Pacific Palisades to be magically restored in its Maps application — causing a cascade of cynicism and criticism. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); This criticism and wonder, of course, centers on whether this miraculous restoration was meant to help (communist) Mayor Karen Bass in the June primary by erasing the biggest and deadliest blunder of her life from the mind of the minds of voters who might find the fully…
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