The possibility that an idle, unconnected transmission line somehow reengerized on Jan. 7 is now "a leading hypothesis" for ...

Evidence is emerging that an inactive power line owned by Southern California Edison ignited the Eaton fire, which killed 17 people and destroyed part of the Los Angeles area last month.

Investigators are looking into whether a defunct “zombie” power line ignited the apocalyptic Eaton Fire that incinerated nearly 10,000 structures in Los Angeles County — despite utility ...

Two of the lines were still active, delivering power to the area until after the fire broke out. A third line, which a company official said was built about a century ago, had been decommissioned ...

According to SCE spokesperson Kathleen Dunleavy, a “zombie” power ... the fire may have started. Investigators told KTLA’s Sandra Mitchell that they believe this “zombie” line might ...

A Los Angeles Fire ... of the power lines the utility operates in the area had sparked the blaze. Evidence is emerging that they might have overlooked an unlikely culprit: a dead power line ...

alleges the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power tried for months to cover up the harm caused by the fallen line. It says the LADWP told the Washington Post days after the fire began Jan. 7 ...

Crews with Fire District #1 of Johnson County responded just after 4:30 p.m. to the 200 block of N. Central Street to investigate a power line that was down and close to a home. The fire ...