LA wildfire: Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks to fire command team in Los Angeles
Elon Musk has a history of involving himself, often controversially, in crises. In recent years, the billionaire has promised to fund fixes to contaminated water at homes in Flint, Michigan, developed a submarine to rescue trapped children from a submerged cave in Thailand (it wasn't used) and experimented with building ventilators for COVID-19 patients during the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak.