A Southern California Edison transmission tower, known as M16T1, has been removed for testing to ascertain its potential involvement in the Eaton fire that ignited on January 7. This tower, which has been idle for over 50 years, was recently reenergized through a rare induction phenomenon just before the fire began. The dismantled tower will be examined in a warehouse by fire investigators and utility officials. This investigation is crucial given ongoing lawsuits against Edison alleging that the company sparked the fire.
An idle Southern California Edison transmission tower was dismantled, removed and flown away via helicopter Wednesday so it could be tested to determine what, if any, role it played in igniting the devastating Eaton fire.
In a previous interview with The Times, Edison International Chief Executive Pedro Pizarro said the reenergization of the line, through a rare phenomenon known as induction, is now a leading theory into what sparked the inferno.
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