“Investigators determined that the Creek Fire ignited when DWP power equipment malfunctioned and ignited dry vegetation on the Forest floor in the area of DWP transmission tower ... known as the ‘Red Tower,’” the lawsuit says. Two months earlier, a series of deadly wind-driven fires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric equipment ravaged Northern California’s wine country, where they destroyed thousands of homes. AdvertisementThen on Dec. 4, Southern California Edison equipment sparked the wind-driven Thomas fire in Ventura County, which killed two people and burned more than 280,000 acres. The utility’s territory is mostly urban but does involve equipment in zones designated by the state as having an “elevated” or “extreme” fire risk. Similarly, the blaze at the center of this week’s lawsuit, the Creek fire, was sparked in an extreme fire threat zone.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 05, 2019 01:30 UTC