Torts/Personal Injury,
LA Fires,
Environmental & Energy
Jan. 29, 2025
Edison barred from reenergizing lines near suspected fire origin
A Los Angeles judge has ordered Southern California Edison to refrain from reenergizing power lines in the area where the Eaton Canyon wildfire began, following disclosures of a fault on one of its transmission lines. The fire has claimed 17 lives and destroyed over 14,000 acres. Investigators are focusing on Edison's equipment as a possible cause.
A judge ordered Southern California Edison not to reenergize its electrical towers and transmission lines until Feb. 18 in the Altadena and Pasadena area where the utility said it saw an increase in current around the time that the Eaton Canyon wildfire broke out on Jan. 7.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ashfaq G. Chowdhury's order on Monday expanded his temporary restraining order issued last week from a one-square mile area in Altadena near the suspected origin of t...
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