California utility company says its equipment may have sparked the Hurst Fire
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.
Southern California Edison equipment likely caused Hurst fire in Sylmar, report says
The utility company said its equipment likely caused the fire but that an investigation is continuing and that they are cooperating with authorities.
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Southern California Edison said there may be a link between its equipment and the Eaton and Hurst wildfires that raged in its service area last month.
Edison Unit Says Its Equipment May Have Been Involved in SoCal Fires
Southern California Edison said there may be a link between its equipment and two of the wildfires that raged in Southern California last month.
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The admission by Southern California Edison over its likely role in the Hurst Fire came in a required filing with state utility regulators.
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