"Southern California Edison sued Los Angeles County, water agencies and two companies including SoCalGas Friday, saying their mistakes contributed to the deadly and destructive toll of last year's Eaton wildfire. Edison now faces hundreds of lawsuits by victims of the fire, which claim its transmission line started the devastating fire that killed at least 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena. The cost of settling those lawsuits could be many billions of dollars."
"Doug Dixon, an attorney who represents Edison in the fire litigation, told the Times that Edison filed the lawsuits to ensure that all those who bear responsibility are at the table in this legal process. The utility's two legal filings in L.A. County Superior Court paint a picture of sweeping mismanagement of the emergency response on the night of the fire."
"Edison blames the county fire department, sheriff's department and office of emergency management for their failure to warn Altadena residents west of Lake Avenue to evacuate. The Times revealed last January that west Altadena never received evacuation warnings, and orders to evacuate came hours after flames and smoke threatened the community. All but one of the 19 who died in the Eaton fire were found in west Altadena."
Southern California Edison sued Los Angeles County, six water agencies and two companies including SoCalGas, alleging their mistakes contributed to last year's Eaton wildfire's deadly toll. Edison faces hundreds of lawsuits claiming its transmission line started the fire that killed at least 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena. Edison alleges sweeping mismanagement of emergency response, blaming county fire, sheriff and emergency management for failing to warn west Altadena residents and failing to send fire trucks. Edison claims water agencies lacked sufficient supplies and local water systems failed as the fire spread, leaving no water to fight the fire. Edison also says SoCalGas failed to shut off gas lines after the fire began.
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