SoCal Edison electric tower suspected of igniting Eaton fire dismantled for investigation

One of Edison’s transmission towers in southern California was dismantled and removed on Wednesday as part of the investigation of whether the horoscopes played a role in the start of Eiton’s deadly fire.

The Burral is located on the side of a severe hill in Eiton Canyon, and the focus on the investigators became after a video clip of the seeing of the families of what appears to be burning under the tower when the fire was caught for the first time on January 7.

Large constellations have been dismantled The utility company said that a helicopter in several parts before it was transported by a Skycran helicopter to a near landing area for examination by a team of stakeholders before more dismantling.

  • The transmission tower was dismantled and transported a helicopter to a nearby landing area to be examined and tested on May 7, 2025 (southern California Edison)
  • One of Edison's transmission towers in southern California was dismantled and removed by a highly declining hill in Eiton Canyon on May 7, 2025, as part of the investigation of whether the towers had played a role in the deadly Eiton fire in Altadina. (Ktla)
  • One of Edison's transmission towers in southern California was dismantled and removed by a highly declining hill in Eiton Canyon on May 7, 2025, as part of the investigation of whether the towers had played a role in the deadly Eiton fire in Altadina. (Ktla)
  • One of Edison's transmission towers in southern California was dismantled and removed by a highly declining hill in Eiton Canyon on May 7, 2025, as part of the investigation of whether the towers had played a role in the deadly Eiton fire in Altadina. (Ktla)

Socal Edison did not use the removed tower on Thursday for more than 50 years, however Edison officials told Los Angeles Times The tower and the lethargy line, which carried it in one way or another, became activating the day when the fire began.

In an interview with the Times, Pedro Bisaru, CEO of Adison International, said that the reactivation of the line through a rare phenomenon known as the induction now. The leading theory In what raised the deadly hashtag.

The company informed the governmental organizers that four lines, including the inactive mesa-sylay line, witnessed a temporary increase in the electrical current at the same time as the fire began.

Eiton fire destroyed more than 9,000 homes and buildings and killed 18 people in the Tadina area.

More than 40 lawsuits were filed from more than 600 people against Socal Edison, accusing the facilities company to ignite the fire, according to the Times reports. In March, Los Angeles province also filed a lawsuit Against the utility company, it seeks to recover the costs of damage.

A report issued by the New York Times interrogation Why did not Socal Edison not cut the salad on the area although it was warned of the “Great Wind event” and “the danger of the critical fire” that leads to hell. The report also claimed that the power lines were under pressure from the intense wind that reached 100 miles per hour.

“There are criteria for turning off the distribution lines that we get and the transport lines and winds did not meet these standards,” explained by David Eisenhower, spokesman for Socal Edison.

A strait at the power line base on this screen appears from a video clip claimed that only a few moments after the Etone fire erupted in Altadina on January 7, 2025. ( @Jeffrey.ku and Cherylyay on Instagram)

Eisenhower said that the second transmission will be dismantled and removed on Thursday before transferring it to a warehouse in Irwenil, where it will be subject to further examination and test.

Eisenhower said: “This is all part of our commitment to a comprehensive and transparent investigation.” “We do this in cooperation and with the inputs of other stakeholders such as La County Fire, Pasadena cities, Sierra Madre, and prosecutors.”

Currently, the utilities company said it will focus on transporting underground electrical equipment whenever possible.

“I had every test that you can imagine before we try to transfer anything,” said Mark Ferguson, SCE, SCE. “Everyone wants to know what happened, whether SCE played a part or not, so we are doing the due care to reach the bottom. It is very important for us and society get these answers.”

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