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Hours before the Eaton fire, distribution lines failed and fire started in Altadena

Distribution power-line malfunctions in Altadena started hours before the Eaton Canyon transmission-line sparks, and Southern California Edison did not preemptively shut off power.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
3 weeks ago

Sunday Links: Tech Worker Who Was Stabbing Roommate Fatally Shot by Santa Clara Police

Multiple Bay Area incidents included a fatal police shooting after a stabbing, drive-by fatality, jewelry store smash-and-grab, a missing teen, and wildfire lawsuit.
fromLos Angeles Times
4 weeks ago

Feds accuse Southern California Edison of igniting deadly Eaton fire

Federal prosecutors on Thursday sued Southern California Edison over its alleged role in the deadly Eaton fire, a blaze that killed 19 people and destroyed more than 9,000 homes and other structures. In a civil complaint, prosecutors allege that the Eaton fire ignited "from faulty power infrastructure or by sparks from faulty power infrastructure owned, maintained, and operated" by Edison.
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