LOS ANGELES — Federal prosecutors on Thursday sued Southern California Edison over its alleged role in the deadly Eaton fire, a blaze that killed 19 people and destroyed more than 9,000 homes and other structures.

In a civil complaint, prosecutors allege that the Eaton fire ignited "from faulty power infrastructure or by sparks from faulty power infrastructure owned, maintained, and operated" by Edison.

The results of the official investigation by the Los Angeles County Fire Department and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection have not yet been announced. The government's lawsuit notes that the investigation into the fire remains ongoing.

It's one of two lawsuits the government filed Thursday seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages from Edison, alleging the compan

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