Edison officials say there were no interruptions or other electrical anomalies in their system until an hour after the blaze broke out.
Firefighters battle winds and flames as multiple beachfront homes go up in flames along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu in the Palisades Fire on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 The wind-driven wildfires that devoured thousands of homes in Los Angeles County, turning whole neighborhoods into moonscapes, have yet to be extinguished, but the legal battles are already beginning.
“The Eaton fire has become a traumatic event for its victims, who, through no fault of their own, went from homeowners to homeless in a matter of hours,” said the Wallen suit filed by Alexander “Trey” Robertson IV and other attorneys. Robertson responded, “I’ve litigated about seven wildfire cases against Edison and this is exponentially bigger than any other Southern California wildfire. They always start out disputing liability but in the end, they agree to mediate.”The lawsuits contain cellphone generated photos of flames licking at the bottom of a transmission tower. Two suits seemed to rely heavily on a report by Pasadena resident Brendan Thorn, who lived on Canyon Close Road, adjacent to Eaton Canyon.
On the 799-acre Hurst fire, Edison sent a report Friday to the state utilities commission saying fire agencies were investigating whether SCE equipment was involved in the ignition. SCE said the fire was reported at approximately 10:10 p.m. on Jan. 7, and preliminary information shows the Eagle Rock-Sylmar circuit experienced a relay at 10:11 p.m.
About six days prior to the start of the Palisades fire, just 15 minutes past the turn of the new year, Los Angeles city firefighters rushed to the hillside community shortly to put out a brush fire. Forward progress of the fire was stopped just past 3:30 a.m. that morning and the blaze was completely contained just before 5 a.m., the LAFD said in a series of updates.
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