It takes 60- to 80-mph winds for the company to shut down transmission lines. CEO Steve Powell said it didn't see winds that powerful.

A group of Altadena residents are suing Southern California Edison over the deadly eaton fire that has burned thousands of buildings, including homes and schools.

Attorney Richard Bridgeford discusses the lawsuit filed against Southern California Edison over the deadly Eaton Fire on ‘Varney & Co.’

In separate lawsuits, Benjamin Crump and the NAACP are going after Southern California Electric on behalf of Eaton fire victims.

a real estate agent from Altadena, California filed a lawsuit (Case No. 25STCV01553, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court) against Southern California Edison (SCE) for damages she sustained ...

At least four lawsuits were filed Monday morning against Southern California Edison in connection with the Eaton Fire.

Rain returned to California over the weekend, aiding with the ongoing wildfire fight across the LA area. But the arrival of rain also brought the risk of flash flooding and mudslides in recent burn scar areas.

Altadena residents said in separate lawsuits that the utility’s electrical equipment had sparked the fire, which grew to consume 14,000 acres.

A doorstep video released by The Associated Press and others shows a fire at the base of a hilltop electrical pylon in Altadena, California—what residents say was the origin of the Eaton fire. Within minutes, high winds had carried the fire across the neighborhood and the sky was soon lit red with intense burning.

This is the third time in as many months that strong Santa Ana winds have prompted Southern California Edison to cut power to its customers over fire risk.

On January 20, 2025, a real estate agent from Altadena, California filed a lawsuit (Case No. 25STCV01553, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court) against Southern California Edison (SCE) for damages she sustained

Renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump is taking legal action in Altadena, California, where he has filed a third wrongful death lawsuit this week on behalf of residents who died in the Eaton fire. Seventeen people died in Altadena,