The California wildfires were driven by gusting winds and extremely dry conditions. One of California’s largest utility companies said Thursday that its equipment had likely sparked one of the wildfires that tore through Los Angeles County last month. The fire broke out on January 7, the same day that the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires took the lives of at least 29 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses.
The Hurst fire, which spread over nearly 800 acres was put out more than a week after its start, but did not destroy any structures or result in any deaths. “Absent additional evidence, SCE believes its equipment may be associated with the ignition of the Hurst fire,” Thursday’s filing said. However, it still maintains there’s no evidence that its equipment was responsible for starting that fire.
