SCE Equipment Possible Culprit in Hurst Fire Ignition, Southern California Battles 800-Acre Blaze
Los Angeles, CA — Southern California Edison (SCE) has acknowledged that its equipment may have played a role in sparking the Hurst Fire, which charred nearly 800 acres in the Sylmar region during a fierce windstorm this past January. The utility company made this admission in a recent regulatory filing with the state Public Utilities Commission, amidst ongoing investigations by the Los Angeles Fire Department into the cause of the blaze. According to SCE’s statement, …