It takes 60- to 80-mph winds for the company to shut down transmission lines. CEO Steve Powell said it didn't see winds that powerful.
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.
SCE faces lawsuits for alleged negligence contributing to the Eaton Fire's ignition, which caused destruction and fatalities.
Altadena residents said in separate lawsuits that the utility’s electrical equipment had sparked the fire, which grew to consume 14,000 acres.
Damage caused by Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire in Altadena were captured by photojournalists as L.A. officials map the extent of the blazes.
At least four lawsuits were filed Monday morning against Southern California Edison in connection with the Eaton Fire.
The head of Southern California Edison said Wednesday ... for the day fire broke out in Pacific Palisades and Altadena. Powell said Edison was monitoring the weather closely Jan. 7 but said ...
The cause of the deadly Eaton Fire is being investigated, but suit says utility's equipment may have contributed.
The complaints allege the utility failed to de-energize its power lines, which allowed the electrical equipment to spark the massive blaze near Pasadena on Jan. 7.
Fire investigators are looking at a hiking area called Skull Rock as the potential point of origin for the destructive Palisades fire, which erupted on Jan. 7.
Angelenos face a long road recovery as many of the residents lost their homes and livelihoods in the recent fires.