Eaton Fire Caused by Utility’s Transmission Tower, Report Says

The 2025 fire, which killed 19 people and destroyed the Altadena community in Los Angeles County, began at an inactive tower belonging to Southern California Edison, officials said.

By Livia Albeck-Ripka and Ivan Penn

California utility blamed for deadly 2025 Eaton fire

The Los Angeles County Fire Department concluded in a report released on Tuesday that the Eaton fire, which killed 19 people and damaged thousands of homes and other buildings in January 2025, particularly in West Altadena, 'was caused by an electrical incident on a decommissioned Southern California Edison transmission tower.'

Devastating LA wildfire sparked by utility company tower, long-awaited report finds

Investigators pin blame for Eaton fire, which killed 19 people and ruined thousands of homes, on ‘electrical arcing events’ at out-of-service tower The deadly 2025 Eaton fire in the Los Angeles area was caused by equipment belonging to the utility company Southern California Edison, fire officials said in a report released on Tuesday. Los Angeles county fire officials found that the cause of the fire that killed 19 people and destroyed or damaged more than 9,000 homes and businesses was a tow...

By Associated Press

Deadly Eaton Fire in Los Angeles was caused by Southern California Edison equipment, fire officials say

It took firefighters nearly a month to extinguish the blaze, which killed 19 people and torched 9,000 homes and businesses

By Amy Taxin

Edison Tower Caused Deadly Eaton Fire That Nearly Decimated Altadena, Investigation Finds

An out-of-service Southern California Edison transmission tower sparked the deadly January 2025 Eaton Fire north of Los Angeles, according to the final report released Tuesday by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and Los Angeles County Fire. SoCal Edison power lines have long been suspected as the cause of the fire, and Edison […]

By Denise Petski