LA Fire Investigation Will Take a Year or More, Edison CEO Says
Private contractors remove debris from a home destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California.
Photographer: Kyle Grillot/BloombergThe probe into the deadly Southern California Eaton fire is likely to take a year or more as authorities examine Edison International’s utility equipment as the possible cause, according to the company’s chief executive officer.
Edison, meanwhile, is conducting its own investigation and has reviewed some “circumstantial information” indicating its power lines may have played a role in the blaze that destroyed much of the town of Altadena in January, CEO Pedro Pizarro said Wednesday during an interview on Bloomberg Television.