Southern California Edison Company is investigating whether its electrical equipment sparked the devastating Eaton Fire that ravaged Los Angeles County last month. Video evidence showing flashes of light near Eaton Canyon, and an inactive transmission line that may have become energized, are under scrutiny. While no link has been confirmed, SCE is exploring all possibilities in its investigation.
A California power company is probing equipment irregularities as a possible cause to the deadly Eaton Fire that erupted last month and destroyed thousands of homes.
In a separate filing Thursday, Edison told state regulators its equipment may have also sparked the Hurst Fire, which broke out the same day as the Eaton and Palisades fires in the Sylmar area. – noting the damaged line was found in the area around the same time when the blaze is believed to have started.
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