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A video shows arcing at a Southern California Edison tower, then a fire at the tower’s base, suggesting the Eaton fire may have been caused by electrical equipment.
Southern California Edison discovered signs of an encampment about 300 yards from the spot where the Eaton fire is suspected to have started.
After a report from The Times, officials have called for an external review into delayed evacuation alerts in western Altadena, during the Eaton fire.
A judge on Tuesday approved a temporary restraining order for Southern California Edison to preserve data and equipment related to the area where the Eaton fire started.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department and district attorney’s office have reached an agreement with federal officials over their illegal use of informants in county jails, a scandal that upended the justice system in the Southern California county.
Los Angeles Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced a “rapid response effort” to prevent insurance fraud after the devastating fires.
Radio reports reveal the scramble to contain the Eaton fire as it exploded from a 10-acre brush fire to a devastating 14,000-acre blaze that destroyed thousands of homes.
A neighborhood where the deadly Eaton fire began was mostly spared from the devastation in surrounding Altadena, with the same gusting winds that whipped up the inferno thought to have helped those closest to the ignition point avoid disaster.
The court filings blame the utility for the fire despite the fact that the blaze’s cause is still under investigation.
Investigators looking into the cause of the devastating Eaton fire have been studying the site around an electrical tower in Eaton Canton. Residents took photos of the early moments of the fire and believe it started there.
