As deadly wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles, allegations of blame are being made on behalf of victims.
The Eaton Fire in central Los Angeles County poses a potential credit risk to power provider Southern California Edison, which operates electrical lines in the area where the destructive blaze first started,
Southern California Edison, the electrical utility for Los Angeles, has been sued for its alleged role in starting one of the raging Los Angeles fires that have collectively killed at least 24 people and displaced tens of thousands of people from their homes.
Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International, was hit by multiple lawsuits on Monday claiming its electrical equipment started one of the major wildfires currently raging in the Los Angeles area,
Two lawsuits filed Monday against Southern California Edison allege the utility failed to de-energize its power equipment and clear brush where a blaze sparked near Pasadena, one in a cascade of wildfires currently burning in the Los Angeles area,
Southern California Edison said fire agencies are investigating whether electrical equipment was involved in the ignition of the Hurst Fire.
Ben Crump filed the suit on Wednesday on behalf of Evelyn Cathirell, one of 17 people who died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an unincorporated area north of Pasadena with a significant Black population.
Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities
Investigators are looking into whether downed Southern California Edison equipment ignited the Hurst fire near Sylmar, officials said.
At least four lawsuits were filed Monday morning against Southern California Edison in connection with the Eaton Fire.
More than 10,000 Southern California Edison customers remained without power Saturday morning, Jan. 18 as the utility scrambled to fix equipment damaged by the recent high winds.
The utility has notified the California Public Utilities Commission that it had received a number of notices, from attorneys representing insurance companies, to preserve evidence regarding the Eaton fire.