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California utility says equipment likely sparked Hurst Fire

Southern California Edison admitted its equipment likely sparked the Hurst Fire in Los Angeles, which occurred alongside other deadly blazes that killed at least 29 people.
The Hurst Fire scorched about 1.25 square miles around the Sylmar neighborhood, but did not destroy any structures or cause any deaths.
The utility is investigating whether an idle transmission line may have sparked the Eaton Fire, which devastated Altadena.
SCE maintains there is no evidence linking its equipment to the ignition of the Eaton Fire, according to its filings with state utility regulators.

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The Epoch Times

Utility Says Its Equipment May Have Started Small Blaze That Erupted During January’s LA Firestorm

LOS ANGELES—A California utility said Thursday that its equipment may have sparked a small wildfire in Los Angeles that broke out the same day as two massive blazes in the area that killed at least 29 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Southern California Edison said the Los Angeles Fire Department is investigating the cause of the Hurst Fire and believes the utility’s equipment caused the blaze, which did not destroy any structures or cau…

1 month ago·New York, United States

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Fox News

Southern California Edison's equipment may have started major wildfire: CEO

Southern California Edison is looking into whether its equipment is tied to the Eaton and Hurst Fires, its parent company said, though the cause has not been officially determined.

1 month ago·New York, United States

California utility company says its equipment may have sparked the Hurst Fire

Editor's note: This article has been updated to clarify SCE's position. LOS ANGELES (KTLA) - Southern California Edison is acknowledging that its equipment may have started the Hurst Fire in Sylmar last month, which burned nearly 800 acres and damaged two mobile homes. In a filing with California's Public Utilities Commission on Thursday, SCE said the fire appeared to have originated in an area north of Saddle Ridge Road where it operates a tran…

1 month ago·San Francisco, United States

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Irish Independent

Los Angeles utility firm’s equipment linked to Hurst wildfire

A California utility said yesterday that its equipment likely sparked a small wildfire in Los Angeles that broke out the same day as two massive blazes in the area that killed at least 29 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

1 month ago·Ireland

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MyNewsLA.com

Edison Concedes Equipment May Have Sparked Hurst Fire

Southern California Edison officials conceded in a regulatory filing Thursday that its equipment may be associated with the ignition of the Hurst Fire, which burned nearly 800 acres in the Sylmar area during the height of the January Southland firestorm. The Hurst Fire, which erupted Jan. 7 and was fully contained on Jan. 16, did not result in any structures being destroyed or cause any deaths, unlike the region’s two other massive fires — the P…

1 month ago

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The Wrap

SoCal Edison Says Hurst Wildfire Was Likely Caused by Its Own Equipment

Souther California Edison admitted that some of its sparking equipment likely started the Hurst Wildfire in Los Angeles last month. In a filing released Thursday, SoCal Edison said fire agencies were looking into whether its equipment could have been responsible for the Hurst Fire that tore through 800 acres of the Sylmar area. The investigation found there to be a high likelihood. “Absent additional evidence, SCE believes its equipment may be a…

1 month ago·United States

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