(The Guardian) Altadena residents file suit against southern California utility
Altadena residents have filed three lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging that the utility is responsible for the Eaton fire. The lawsuits cite evidence that the fire began under a transmission tower and reference the utility’s role in other wildfires. However, no official cause for the fire has yet been determined.
“We believe that the Eaton fire was ignited because of SCE’s failure to de-energize its overhead wires, which traverse Eaton Canyon,” attorney Richard Bridgford, who is representing one of the homeowners, told the Los Angeles Times.
The utility has said it does not believe the transmission tower was responsible for the fire and that the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Altadena residents have filed three lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging that the utility is responsible for the Eaton fire. The lawsuits cite evidence that the fire began under a transmission tower and reference the utility’s role in other wildfires. However, no official cause for the fire has yet been determined.
“We believe that the Eaton fire was ignited because of SCE’s failure to de-energize its overhead wires, which traverse Eaton Canyon,” attorney Richard Bridgford, who is representing one of the homeowners, told the Los Angeles Times.
The utility has said it does not believe the transmission tower was responsible for the fire and that the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
