Power company admits blame for one of the wildfires which hit Los Angeles

Power company admits blame for one of the wildfires which hit Los Angeles
Workers with Southern California Edison remove a utility pole damaged by the Eaton fire in Altadena (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

A California utility company said on Thursday that its equipment likely sparked a wildfire in Los Angeles that broke out the same day as two massive blazes in the area killed at least 29 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

The admission by Southern California Edison (SCE) over its likely role in the Hurst fire, which did not destroy any structures or result in any deaths, came in a required filing with state utility regulators.

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