Edison Tower Caused Deadly Eaton Fire That Decimated Altadena, Investigation Finds
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- NYT Homepage·4h agoOfficials Say They’ve Found the Cause of a Fire That Devastated L.A.
The 2025 Eaton fire, which killed 19 people and destroyed the Altadena community, began at an inactive tower belonging to Southern California Edison, officials said.
Read at NYT Homepage → - Deadline Hollywood·7h agoEdison Tower Caused Deadly Eaton Fire That Decimated Altadena, Investigation Finds
An out-of-service Southern California Edison transmission tower sparked the deadly January 2025 Eaton Fire north of Los Angeles, according to the final report released Tuesday by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and Los Angeles County Fire. SoCal Edison…
Read at Deadline Hollywood → - Guardian UK·8h agoDevastating LA wildfire sparked by utility company tower, long-awaited report finds
Investigators pin blame for Eaton fire, which killed 19 people and ruined thousands of homes, on ‘electrical arcing events’ at out-of-service tower The deadly 2025 Eaton fire in the Los Angeles area was caused by equipment belonging to the utility company Southern California…
Read at Guardian UK → - Independent World·9h agoDeadly Eaton Fire in Los Angeles was caused by Southern California Edison equipment, fire officials say
It took firefighters nearly a month to extinguish the blaze, which killed 19 people and torched 9,000 homes and businesses
Read at Independent World → - CBS News Top·10h agoEaton Fire in Altadena sparked by SoCal Edison electric tower, probe finds
The department said an 18-month investigation concluded that electrical arcing on an out-of-service Southern California Edison tower was responsible.
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