An electric company in Los Angeles is facing multiple lawsuits for its alleged role in starting one of the raging fires that has left at least 24 people dead and displaced tens of thousands.
One lawsuit filed Monday against Southern California Edison claims the utility’s equipment sparked the deadly Eaton Fire burning just outside LA.
Edison has acknowledged that fire agencies are investigating whether its equipment may have started a smaller LA fire.
Powerful winds are expected to trigger new wildfires that could set back the recent progress made in containing the blazes.
More than 92-thousand LA County residents are under evacuation orders while 89-thousand are under evacuation warnings.
The Eaton and Palisades fires are likely the second and fourth most destructive in California history.
The total area burnt by the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires is about 60 square miles.
