Edison Says It Found No Issues on Lines Near Eaton Fire in LA
- Utility is hit with lawsuit blaming equipment for Eaton blaze
- Eaton wildfire has killed at least 16 people near Pasadena
A Southern California Edison Co. electrical transmission tower in Eaton Canyon, in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 13.
Photographer: Benjamin Fanjoy/BloombergEdison International Chief Executive Officer Pedro Pizarro said the utility did not detect any electrical issues on a transmission line near the start of the deadly Eaton fire in the Los Angeles area.
“We have not seen in our telemetry any indication of an electrical anomaly,” Pizarro said during an interview Monday on Bloomberg Television. “Typically, when you have a fire across infrastructure, you see voltage dropping. We have not seen that in our study.”