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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 are worried the sparks could start fires. One of the "explosions" happened ...
The Desert Sun28d
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.
Orange County Register8d
Southern California Edison found irregularity weeks later with power lines near Eaton fire origin
Nearly two weeks after the Eaton fire broke out near Altadena, Southern California Edison technicians monitored as the utility’s four active lines in the Eaton Canyon and Eagle Rock-Gould line ...
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Mayor renews call to replace fire-prone above-ground power lines in Laguna Canyon
Laguna Beach Mayor Alex Rounaghi called for the replacement of above-ground power lines — which have been linked to the cause of past wildfires — with underground infrastructure to reduce the ...
Yahoo News28d
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 ...