5 days ago · Four Southern California Edison lines over Eaton Canyon saw a momentary increase of electrical current about the same time the destructive Eaton fire is believed to have ignited on Jan. 7, the ...

3 days ago · A major fault on the electrical grid in the area of Altadena and Eaton Canyon caused a voltage drop one second before 6:11 p.m. and then another, in the area around Edison’s Gould and Goodrich ...

While the fault, or disturbance, occurred several miles away on a power line that does not traverse Eaton Canyon, it was detected at 6:11 p.m. on Jan. 7, the utility said in a filing with state ...

5 days ago · Attorneys for Altadena resident Evangeline Iglesias argued that, together, the fault and gas station video provide “evidence that SCE’s equipment in Eaton Canyon was the source of the initial ignition, and there is a near-certainty that physical evidence of the cause exists somewhere along the SCE transmission lines that run parallel to the ...

Southern California Edison said it is complying with investigators' request and has also collected evidence from Eaton Canyon, including metal items found on the ground near its towers and items ...

5 days ago · SCE said it is complying with investigators' request, and has also collected evidence from Eaton Canyon, including metal items found on the ground near its towers and items from an encampment ...

Jan 15, 2025 · The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says it is in the early stages of an investigation into how the fire originated in the canyon. The Eaton Fire — one of a number of ...

Jan 26, 2025 · But last week, the utility said that while there was not a problem in the transmission lines running through Eaton Canyon, a fault had been measured at 6:11 p.m. at a substation roughly 5 miles away.

Jan 23, 2025 · A photo shows flames across an electric line in Eaton Canyon about 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17. The line was about a mile from where the Eaton wildfire ignited on Jan. 7.

Jan 25, 2025 · Fire officials have zeroed on an electrical transmission tower in Eaton Canyon, where residents told The Times they saw the early flames of the fire at the base of the tower.Early photos and video ...