Fire investigators are looking at a hiking area called Skull Rock as the potential point of origin for the destructive Palisades fire, which erupted on Jan. 7.
The Eaton fire, burning in Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre, was 55% contained as of 6:30 a.m., according to Cal Fire. The Palisades fire, burning in Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Topanga and Mandeville Canyons, inched upward to 22% containment.
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.
Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.
Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.
As the devastating wildfires continue to ravage Los Angeles, with the Pacific Palisades and Altadena communities still grappling with destruction, Southern California Edison (SCE) is facing multiple lawsuits speculating that faulty power lines may have sparked the Eaton Fire.
Edison International (EIX) provided the following update on Southern California wildfires and SCE power outages: “Extreme winds and dangerous
Damage caused by Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire in Altadena were captured by photojournalists as L.A. officials map the extent of the blazes.
Edison International — the parent company of the utility Southern California Edison — has seen its stock remain under pressure as lawsuits begin over its potential role in the fires that have ravaged parts of Southern California.
Attorneys are suing Southern California Edison, alleging the utility company's negligence caused the deadly Eaton and Palisades fires.
The utility has notified the California Public Utilities Commission that it had received a number of notices, from attorneys representing insurance companies, to preserve evidence regarding the Eaton fire.
A California energy company is under investigation for a potential link to one of the wildfires currently raging in Los Angeles, with their possible role in the 800 acre Hurst fire under scrutiny