A lawsuit filed on Monday against Southern California Edison alleges that the company's equipment was the cause of the fatal Eaton Fire that broke out outside Los Angeles. The company has acknowledged that firefighters are investigating whether its equipment may have sparked a smaller fire in Los Angeles that erupted the same day.
A lawsuit filed on Monday against Southern California Edison alleges that the company's equipment was the cause of the fatal Eaton Fire that broke out outside Los Angeles. The company has acknowledged that firefighters are investigating whether its equipment may have sparked a smaller fire in Los Angeles that erupted the same day.
Edison declared in a report to the California Public Utilities Commission that “a downed conductor on a tower” was found near the start of the Hurst Fire that erupted in the Sylmar neighborhood of Los Angeles. However, the company added that “it does not know if the observed damage occurred before or after the fire started”. That fire scorched more than 2.5 square kilometers (one square mile) and is now largely contained. Authorities have not determined an official cause for either fire. Wildfires that began last Tuesday amid hurricane-force winds have killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area. Firefighters are still trying to contain the Eaton Fire that broke out near Pasadena and destroyed at least 7,000 homes and other structures and razed entire neighborhoods. Attorneys representing a homeowner who lost their house said on Monday that they believe Edison’s equipment caused the fire. “There is clear evidence from videos, photographs, and witness testimony that the fire was caused by the electrical equipment operated by defendants Edison International and Southern California Edison,” the lawsuit states. Last week, Edison submitted a report to the California Public Utilities Commission regarding the Eaton Fire that said it had not received any indication that its equipment was involved in igniting that blaze. Edison said it submitted the report to state utility regulators as “a precaution” after receiving preservation of evidence notices from attorneys for insurance companies. “SCE’s (Southern California Edison) preliminary analysis of electrical circuit data for energized transmission lines passing through the area during the 12 hours prior to the reported fire start time does not show any electrical or operational interruptions or anomalies until more than an hour after the reported fire start time,” the company reported. This story was translated from English by an AP editor with the help of a generative AI tool
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