In 2025, the city of Los Angeles was struck with a devastating wildfire sprouting from the Eaton Canyon. Reconstruction has gone underway for two months, where the California community offers their aid in recovering, compensation and further rebuilding what had been lost.
Featured on the KTLA 5 news network, the CEO of Edison International Pedro Pizarro was interviewed for the ongoing investigation of the Eaton fire. Pizarro claimed “probable cause” for the lack of evidence up until recent events where video footage showcases faulty power lines igniting the flames.
SoCal Edison Electric company powered down the distribution and transition lines within the area. This led to the failure of preventing the fire due to high winds of 63 miles per hour. Pizarro led to the conclusion that the equipment from Edison indeed started the fire, but did not understand how their equipment could have failed in the first place.
After being sued by the United States Government in September, prosecutors have looked into the investigation of the cause of the Eaton fire. Where it was uncovered that an old transition tower was reactivated through a process called “induction” where the power line was not up to standard, due to cost and gave out. The Edison company is facing more lawsuits from the people of California, as many wildfire victims have not been compensated, 82 out of 1800 from the recovery programs provided by Edison.
CBS LA reports that people would have to agree not to sue the company in order to receive aid from their victim compensation program. Many victims of the Eaton fire have not agreed to their compensation in pursuit of taking legal action against the company. The Edison company has declined to answer questions and resolved limitations by dismissing cases to avoid any further legal action.
