Los Angeles County fire officials determined that the 2025 Eaton fire was caused by an electrical incident at an idle, decommissioned Southern California Edison transmission tower. The fire killed 19 people and destroyed the Altadena community, damaging more than 9,400 homes and businesses.
Reports the county fire department's finding that a decommissioned/inactive Southern California Edison transmission tower caused the Eaton fire, citing the 19 deaths and widespread damage to homes and buildings in Altadena, with minimal additional interpretive framing.
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Reports the same core finding that sparks from an idle SCE transmission tower caused the fire, emphasizing the specific scale of destruction (more than 9,400 homes and businesses) alongside the 19 deaths, with a straightforward factual framing similar to the LL outlets.