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LA Fires

Aug. 5, 2026

Investigators blame Edison equipment for Eaton Fire

An 18-month investigation by Los Angeles County and CAL FIRE concluded Southern California Edison equipment ignited the Eaton Fire, a finding expected to bolster thousands of pending lawsuits over the deadly 2025 wildfire.

Investigators blame Edison equipment for Eaton Fire
Mira Hashmall of Miller Barondess LLP

A long-awaited investigation by the Los Angeles County Fire Department and CAL FIRE concluded Tuesday that Southern California Edison equipment caused the deadly Eaton Fire, a finding that immediately intensified the high-stakes litigation over one of California's most destructive wildfires.

The 18-month investigation found the Jan. 7, 2025, blaze ignited when electrical arcing on an out-of-service Southern California Edison transmission tower in Eaton Canyon ejected molten me...

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