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.
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.
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"The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and SCE continues to cooperate with authorities," the utility agency wrote.
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