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SoCal Edison says equipment likely caused Hurst Fire

Southern California Edison's equipment may have started major wildfire: CEO

Southern California Edison is looking into whether its equipment is tied to the Eaton and Hurst Fires, its parent company said, though the cause has not been officially determined.

LAist on MSN · 16h

Southern California Edison says its equipment may have caused Hurst Fire

Southern California Edison “believes its equipment may be associated with the ignition of the Hurst Fire,” the utility wrote in a statement Thursday. Any utility or power company operating in California must file a notice with the state’s Public Utility Commission if there is reason to believe their equipment may have been the cause of a fire.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

LA fires: SoCal Edison says equipment likely caused Hurst Fire

New regulatory filing shows power line surges, problems during high winds, including at a transmission tower near start of Hurst blaze in LA County.

Allstate, California

FOX News on MSN · 2h

Allstate says California wildfires to bring company $1.1 billion in losses

Allstate said the wildfires blazed through Southern California last month will bring the insurance company a sizable loss – $1.1 billion.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Allstate expects $1.1 billion loss from California fires

Allstate insurance said it expects a $1.1 billion loss from claims caused by the wildfires that swept through Southern California in January

Wall Street Journal · 2d

Allstate Expects California Wildfires to Cost $1.1 Billion

In the fourth quarter, catastrophe losses took $315 million out of Allstate’s homeowners-insurance business, up from $21 million the year before.

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U.S. hiring cools in January; unemployment claims in California increase due to the fires

U.S. job growth slowed at the start of the year, the government said Friday, as employers held back on adding new jobs amid ...

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House committee asks whether California policies are to blame for wildfires

GOP leaders claim overregulation contribute to devastating fires. Democrats point to climate change as a factor.

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L.A. Fires: Progress in Southern California containment efforts as winds weaken

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads ...

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Southern California fires: The daunting task of clearing the debris

Contractors test soil samples for contaminants like lead or mercury and remove tainted soil. If a section still tests high, ...

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Southern California is about to get its first rain in months. Here’s what it means for the fires

A small amount of rain is in the forecast for the region beginning late Friday through early Saturday, a much anticipated ...

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Rain moves through Southern California, dousing fires but without causing serious mudslides

Rain has mostly moved out of Southern California after the first significant storm of the season brought weekend downpours ...

Santa Rosa Press Democrat6d

As Los Angeles fires burn, Southern California Edison allowed to raise rates for 2017 blaze

Customers are picking up the $1.7. billion tab after utility's s equipment was linked to a Southern California wildfire and ...

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Southern California’s largest water supplier fires general manager

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California replaced Adel Hagekhalil with Deven Upadhyay after an investigation into claims of harassment. Southern California’s biggest water ...

FOX 11 Los Angeles on MSN1d

LIVE: California fires updates for Thursday, Feb. 6

A second storm has made its way to Southern California, bringing rain to Los Angeles and prompting crews to shut down the Pacific Coast Highway in anticipation of possible mudslides.

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