Southern California Edison said fire agencies are investigating whether electrical equipment was involved in the ignition of the Hurst Fire.

As a precaution, Southern California Edison has also alerted almost 173,000 customers that the power could be preemptively shut off under emergency conditions across the region, said Gabriela ...

Altadena residents said in separate lawsuits that the utility’s electrical equipment had sparked the fire, which grew to consume 14,000 acres.

Investigators are looking into whether downed Southern California Edison equipment ignited the Hurst fire near Sylmar, officials said.

The Mehtemetians are among the first of what attorneys expect will be more than 10,000 plaintiffs signing onto lawsuits against Southern California Edison, the company that operates the power lines.

The Eaton Fire began in Southern California Edison’s service area on Tuesday afternoon, according to a statement from parent company Edison International.

I live in Canyon Country California. Anytime a slight breeze blows it seems like our street is the only street that has its power shut off. Over the past almost 3 weeks we've had maybe 24 hours of ...

The court filings blame the utility for the fire despite the fact that the blaze's cause is still under investigation.

Edison International's primary subsidiary, Southern California Edison, has a service territory monopoly and efficient scale advantages that are the primary sources of Edison International's narrow economic moat. Edison is one of the few US utilities that has no direct fossil fuel or energy market exposure.

The Eaton Fire in central Los Angeles County poses a potential credit risk to power provider Southern California Edison, which operates electrical lines in the area where the destructive blaze first started,

Edison International — the parent company of the utility Southern California Edison — has seen its stock remain under pressure as lawsuits begin over its potential role in the fires that have ravaged parts of Southern California.