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Venice residents concerned about 'exploding' power lines behind homes, LADWP responds
Venice residents say power lines behind homes are repeatedly "exploding." In addition to causing prolonged outages, residents ...
Power Company Finds Irregularities in Equipment Where Eaton Fire Started
Southern California Edison said video evidence had led it to look more broadly at whether its equipment might have been the ...
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Venice residents concerned over 'exploding' power lines
Residents in Venice say their power lines have "exploded" multiple times, including once one day before the Palisades Fire erupted. After FOX 11's request for comment, LADWP fixed the issue.
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Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
As California residents grapple for answers in the wake of a massive firestorm event in which two major blazes ravaged parts of Los Angeles — the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire —power lines are ...
Edison Probing Retired Power Line as Possible Start of LA Eaton Fire
Edison International’s utility is looking at whether a power line retired in 1971 started the Eaton wildfire as part of a ...
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Los Angeles Utilities’ Decisions to Keep Power On Are Scrutinized
Energy experts said the decision by utility companies serving the area not to turn off many power lines during high winds had likely increased the risk of fires. By Ivan Penn Reporting from Los ...
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Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
Still, the fires keep coming. The 2023 fire in Maui that killed 102 people was caused by "reenergization" of broken power lines during high winds that showered sparks into dense, dry vegetation.