A law firm suing Southern California Edison released an edited video that it says appears show the start of the deadly Eaton Fire in Altadena.

High-voltage power lines saw a temporary surge in electrical current in the area where the deadly Eaton Fire is believed to have started, Southern California Edison said.

We're tracking damage assessments from the Eaton and Palisades fires, which destroyed 12,000 structures in Altadena and Pacific Palisades.

Investigators are still trying to determine what started a fire that raged through Altadena, Calif. A new video appears to show sparking on a power line near the origin of the blaze.

Facing growing scrutiny over whether one of its transmission towers sparked the Eaton fire, Southern California Edison this week said that an encampment was found roughly 300 yards downhill from the tower in Eaton Canyon.

Containment of the Eaton fire grew to 81% Sunday up overnight from 73%, as firefighters, aided by water-dropping helicopters, continued extinguishing hot spots in steep, inaccessible canyons near Winters Creek, Mt. Lowe and Mt. Wilson. The fire has burned 14,117 acres in Altadena and Pasadena since Jan. 7, leaving at least 17 people dead.

Lawsuits filed against Southern California Edison for the devastating Eaton wildfire that destroyed thousands of structures and caused deaths.

Homeowner, Totress Beasley, had just made her final payment on her Pasadena home days before it was destroyed in the Eaton fire.

ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 23, 2025 / On January 20, 2025, a real estate agent from Altadena, California filed a lawsuit (Case No. 25STCV01553, filed in Los Angeles County ...

Shares of Edison International's ( EIX, Financials) subsidiary, Southern California Edison Company, fell by 1.9% on Monday to $57.74 at 1:14 p.m. GMT-5 following the company's detailed report to the California Public Utilities Commission regarding the Eaton Fire that erupted near Eaton Canyon in Altadena on Jan. 7.

Edison says current increase "remained within the design limits and operating criteria" for the circuits and "did not trigger system protection on these lines."

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.