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.
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Southern California Edison disclosed that its equipment might have sparked the Hurst Fire, which erupted during January’s deadly LA firestorm, the Associated Press reports. The Hurst Fire burned 1.25 square miles but caused no fatalities or structural damage.
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Southern California Edison is looking into whether its equipment is tied to the Eaton and Hurst Fires, its parent company said, though the cause has not been officially determined.
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The utility company said its equipment may have caused the fire but that an investigation is continuing and that they are cooperating with authorities.
SoCal Edison says its equipment "may be associated with the ignition" of January's Hurst Fire
"The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and SCE continues to cooperate with authorities," the utility agency wrote.
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