A video released as part of an ongoing lawsuit against Southern California Edison, the electrical utility for Los Angeles, appears to show what a law firm says is the start of the deadly Eaton Fire.
The Eaton fire and other recent Southern California wildfires resulted in the deaths of 29 people and the loss of thousands of structures
An electric line that was repaired after the deadly Eaton wildfire caught fire last week. The line was less than a mile from the transmission tower that is a focus of investigators probing the wildfire that ignited Jan.
A law firm suing Southern California Edison released an edited video that it says appears show the start of the deadly Eaton Fire in Altadena.
Although the preserve where the Eaton Fire is believed to have started suffered significant damage, many of its oaks and sycamore trees appear to have survived.
Los Angeles County officials are calling for an independent review of emergency notification systems after some residents argued that earlier warnings might have saved lives.
Facing growing scrutiny over whether one of its transmission towers sparked the Eaton fire, Southern California Edison this week said that an encampment was found roughly 300 yards downhill from the tower in Eaton Canyon.
Southern California Edison has reported a Jan. 7 fault on a power line that was connected miles away from the lines located near the origin of the deadly Eaton Fire that sparked that day.
"While the town hall on fire debris removal from Pacific Palisades was chaotic, the silence around Eaton Canyon is deadly," says a reader.
Southern California Edison on Monday reported a fault on a power line connected miles away from ones located near the origin of the Eaton Fire, the deadly blaze that ignited outside of Los Angeles on Jan.
Recent rainfall and increased debris from fire zones have prompted Los Angeles County public health officials to issue an advisory and close several miles of coastline.