California utility company says its equipment may have sparked a Los Angeles-area wildfire
California utility company Southern California Edison on Thursday said its equipment “may be associated with” the ignition of the Hurst Fire, which burned alongside the Eaton and Palisades fires during January’s Los Angeles firestorms.
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Southern California Edison says its equipment might have started LA wildfire
A California utility said Thursday that its equipment likely sparked a wildfire in Los Angeles that broke out the same day as two massive blazes in the area killed at least 29 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
Southern California Edison acknowledges videos suggest link between equipment and Eaton fire
However, the Edison International unit has not identified evidence to confirm this, according to a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission.
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SCE, a subsidiary of the $25 billion company Edison International, added in its report to state regulators that its investigation has not yet confirmed a link between its equipment and the fire.
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Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International , said on Monday preliminary analysis of data showed a "momentary and expected increase in current" on its energized lines in the Eaton Canyon corridor on Jan.
California utility cites possible link between Eaton Fire and its equipment
The fire broke out Jan. 7 in the Eaton Canyon area, east of Altadena, an unincorporated community outside Pasadena. It destroyed 9,400 structures and burned 14,021 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Calfire. The agency declared the fire 100% contained on Jan. 31.
Southern California Utility Company Admits Equipment Likely Sparked Hurst Fire, Acknowledges Videos That Suggest It Caused Eaton Fire
Southern California Edison (SCE), the primary electric utility company for much of SoCal, said the Los Angeles Fire Department is investigating the cause of the Hurst Fire and believes its equipment caused the blaze.
Southern California Edison equipment may have caused Hurst fire in Sylmar, report says
The utility company said its equipment may have caused the fire but that an investigation is continuing and that they are cooperating with authorities.
California utility company says its equipment likely sparked Hurst Fire
Southern California Edison said in a filing submitted to state utility regulators Thursday that its equipment likely started the Hurst Fire in Sylmar last month.
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