Southern California Edison, Eaton Fire and Los Angeles

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.
Southern California Edison probing possible link to Los Angeles fires
Southern California Edison (SCE), a subsidiary of Edison International , said on Thursday that it was probing whether its equipment was associated with the ignition of two Los Angeles-area wildfires this year.
California Homeowners Could Get Payouts if Utility Company Started Fires
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California utility company says its equipment may have sparked the Hurst Fire
This article has been updated to clarify SCE’s position. LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Southern California Edison is acknowledging that its equipment may have started the Hurst Fire in Sylmar last month, which burned nearly 800 acres and damaged two mobile homes.
Electric utility admits its equipment may have started one of California’s wildfires
One of California’s largest utility companies said Thursday that its equipment may have sparked one of the wildfires that tore through Los Angeles County last month. The Hurst fire broke out on January 7,
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