The Department of Justice has charged a California utility with igniting the Eaton Fire in January near Los Angeles, which resulted in the deaths of 19 people and the destruction of thousands of buildings.

The DOJ filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison, seeking $40 million in damages for the Eaton Fire and an additional $37 million in damages for the Fairview Fire, which occurred near Hemet in 2022.

'These lawsuits do not include Edison's liability for private homes and other private property damage.'

While the results of the official investigation into the Eaton Fire have not yet been announced, it was allegedly sparked by "faulty power infrastructure or by sparks from faulty power infrastructure owned, maintained, and operated" by the California utility, according to th

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