An electric line that was repaired after the deadly Eaton wildfire caught fire last week. The line was less than a mile from the transmission tower that is a focus of investigators probing the wildfire that ignited Jan.
Los Angeles County officials are calling for an independent review of emergency notification systems after some residents argued that earlier warnings might have saved lives.
In separate lawsuits, Benjamin Crump and the NAACP are going after Southern California Electric on behalf of Eaton fire victims.
Although the preserve where the Eaton Fire is believed to have started suffered significant damage, many of its oaks and sycamore trees appear to have survived.
Surveillance video and witness accounts are raising questions about whether the Eaton Fire may have been started by a downed power line.
A 24-year-old in Altadena with a passion for all things weather and climate has grown a massive following on social media, and it all came into play in a big way when the Eaton Fire first broke out.
Eight deaths have been reported in the Eaton Canyon area since the fire broke out, officials said Saturday afternoon during a 2 p.m. press conference. The fire had burned about 14,117 acres and was still 15% contained at that time.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection issued an evacuation order for Eaton Canyon, as well as multiple other areas, on Tuesday.
Residents in the wildfire-ravaged communities of Altadena and Pasadena witnessed flames near the base of a transmission line owned by Southern California Edison.
The Eaton fire continues to burn in the Altadena area below the Angeles National Forest Sunday, with 16 deaths reported in the Eaton Canyon area.
While an official cause of any fire has not been released, various accusations, rumors, lawsuits and reports have emerged related to each. Here’s what we know.
Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, are burning across Los Angeles.