U.S. Department of Justice sues utility company over California fires
NBC Newsยท2025-09-05 00:15
Tonight, eight months since the eaten fire ravaged parts of East Los Angeles, killing 19 people and destroying more than 9,000 homes, the DOJ accusing one of the state's largest utility companies of starting it. >> Southern California Edison negligently failed to properly maintain its power and transmission lines. Negligence that had deadly and very costly consequences.In two lawsuits against SoCal Edison, the US government says they're seeking more than $77 million in damages for both the Eaton fire in Alt ...