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Southern California Edison equipment sparked Eaton Fire

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The Eaton Fire killed 19 people, destroyed or damaged more than 9,000 homes and businesses, and 14,000 acres were burned.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    LA County Fire Department releases report on cause of deadly Eaton Fire (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    A brush fire broke out Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025 in the Eaton Canyon area of Altadena as Southern California braced for a night of strong winds.

  2. Jonesboro Sun

    Southern California Edison equipment caused the deadly 2025 Eaton fire in Los Angeles, fire officials say (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Southern California Edison equipment caused the deadly 2025 Eaton fire in Los Angeles, fire officials say.

  3. Daily Journal

    Southern California Edison equipment blamed for 2025 Eaton fire in Los Angeles (opens Daily Journal)

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    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The deadly 2025 Eaton fire in Los Angeles was caused by Southern California Edison equipment, fire officials say. Los Angeles County Fire officials said in a report released Tuesday that the cause of the fire that killed 19 people and destroyed or damaged more than 9,000 homes and…

  4. Daily Journal

    Utility’s idle transmission tower caused 2025 Eaton fire that killed 19, Los Angeles officials say (opens Daily Journal)

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    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sparks from an idle transmission tower owned by Southern California Edison caused the 2025 Eaton fire in the Los Angeles area that killed 19 people and destroyed more than 9,400 homes and businesses, Los Angeles County fire officials said in a report released Tuesday.

  5. CBS News

    Eaton Fire in Altadena sparked by SoCal Edison electric tower, probe finds (opens CBS News)

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    The department said an 18-month investigation concluded that electrical arcing on an out-of-service Southern California Edison tower was responsible.

  6. Foxla

    Cause of deadly Eaton Fire revealed in official LA County Fire report (opens Foxla)

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    On Tuesday, investigators with the Los Angeles County Fire Department released their findings into the cause of the deadly Eaton Fire. Following an extensive 18-month investigation, Los Angeles County Fire Department arson investigators concluded that the Eaton Fire was caused by electrical wiring b…

  7. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    SoCal Edison equipment blamed for Eaton Fire after investigation, LA County Fire Department says (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    The deadly 2025 Eaton Fire in Los Angeles was caused by Southern California Edison equipment, fire officials say.

  8. KTLA Los Angeles

    Investigators identify cause of deadly Eaton Fire in Altadena (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    The Los Angeles County Fire Department on Tuesday released initial and supplemental investigative reports identifying the origin and cause of the deadly Eaton Fire, which started on Jan. 7, 2025. The Eaton Fire claimed 19 lives and destroyed or damaged more than 9,000 homes and businesses.

  9. CBS 8 San Diego

    Los Angeles County Fire Department: Southern California Edison transmission tower sparked Eaton Fire (opens CBS 8 San Diego)

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    Fueled by fierce Santa Ana winds, the Eaton Fire killed at least 19 people in the Altadena area, while destroying roughly 9,000 structures as it raged over more than

  10. KESQ Palm Springs

    LA Fire Department report says SoCal Edison electrical tower sparked deadly Eaton Fire (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Fire Department concluded in reports released today that electrical arcing on an out-of-service Southern California Edison transmission tower sparked the January 2025 Eaton Fire.

  11. Los Angeles Times

    Edison tower caused deadly Eaton fire that devastated Altadena, long-awaited investigation finds (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Out-of-service utility infrastructure managed by Southern California Edison started the deadly conflagration in January 2025 that killed 19 people and destroyed much of Altadena, according to firefighters' official investigation.

  12. Times Of San Diego

    LA County report: Sparks from transmission tower cause of 2025 Eaton Fire in Altadena (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    SoCal Edison has claimed that water agencies, including Pasadena Water and Power, did not provide enough water as the fire spread.

  13. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Utility's idle transmission tower caused 2025 Eaton fire that killed 19, Los Angeles, California officials say (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    A utility's idle transmission tower caused the 2025 Eaton fire that killed 19, Los Angeles, California officials say.

  14. The Guardian

    Devastating LA wildfire sparked by utility company tower, long-awaited report finds (opens The Guardian)

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    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 Edison, fire officials s…

  15. UPI

    California's Eaton Fire cause by electrical discharge from utility company (opens UPI)

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    The deadly Eaton Fire that devastated Southern California in 2025 was caused by equipment from the local utility company, investigators said Tuesday.

  16. Washington Examiner

    Los Angeles fire investigators blame electrical equipment for 2025 Eaton fire (opens Washington Examiner)

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    One of the largest fires of Los Angeles‘s January 2025 deadly wildfire burn was caused by a malfunction at an out-of-service electrical tower, Los Angeles and California fire investigators determined. The Eaton fire, which was the second-largest wildfire of Los Angeles’s deadly 2025 fires, killed 19…

  17. Deadline

    Edison Tower Caused Deadly Eaton Fire That Nearly Decimated Altadena, Investigation Finds (opens Deadline)

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    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.

  18. Lamag

    LAFD Reports SoCal Edison at Fault for Eaton Fire (opens Lamag)

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    The Eaton fire that killed 19 individuals and destroyed over 9,400 structures across the San Gabriel Valley was started by a transmission tower owned by Southern California Edison Company, the Los Angeles Fire Department said

  19. KYMA Yuma

    Southern California Edison equipment sparked Eaton Fire (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    The Eaton Fire killed 19 people, destroyed or damaged more than 9,000 homes and businesses, and 14,000 acres were burned.

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