>>1374550
Notably, Errico said he was unsure whether SCE was responsible for the blaze.

“I can’t say definitively that it was the power lines that caused it,” Errico told CNN. “But I can say definitively that the first fire in Pasadena and Altadena – Eaton Canyon is right on the edge of Altadena and Pasadena – that’s where the fire began. It was under that tower on Tuesday night. It was - it began as a small little blaze underneath and within 10 minutes, the whole hillside was engulfed in the fire.”

SCE in a statement Sunday said a review of circuits and transmission lines in the Eaton Canyon area showed its electrical equipment was unlikely to have caused the fire.

“That analysis shows no interruptions or operational/electrical anomalies in the 12 hours prior to the fire’s reported start time until more than one hour after the reported start time of the fire,” the utility said.

SCE did not respond to a request for comment Monday on the lawsuit. Shares of SCE’s parent company, Edison International, (EIX) fell 10% Monday and are down 30% over the past week as investors fear the company may bear some financial responsibility for the fires.

Other utilities that have been found liable have paid high costs: Pacific Gas and Electric, California’s largest utility, filed bankruptcy in 2019 after it was linked to a series of wildfires in California. And a group of companies that included Hawaiian Electric settled for $4 billion with residents for the businesses’ role in the 2023 Lahaina fire.

>>1374551
Richard Bridgford, partner at Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian, who represents Gursey in the lawsuit filed Monday, said the evidence pointing to SCE is growing.

“They stated that the distribution lines to the east of Eaton Canyon would be energized,” Bridgford said in an interview with CNN. “We happen to know the ignition point is directly below their line. We believe based upon the video evidence and based upon extensive discussion with our experts they will be found to have started the fire.”

Bridgford said the company failure to de-energize its overhead wires despite a red flag wind warning issued by the National Weather Service makes SCE a likely culprit in the fire. Although there is no hard evidence yet, Bridgford said he believes “there’s always going to be more evidence coming.”

Although Gursey’s lawsuit is the first against the electrical utility, it is almost certainly not the last. Bridgford has represented tens of thousands of wildfire victims in the past and said this lawsuit is just the start.

“We have quite a few more lined up,” he said.

>>1374550
So he's suing them despite the fact even the guy who took the photo is unsure if that was the actual start of the fire.

Yeah this'll go over well in court.

>>1374550
>Gursey cited as evidence photographs taken by Altadena residents Jennifer Errico and Marcus Errico, who at around 6:15 p.m. on January 7 captured a small blaze underneath transmission lines running through Eaton Canyon.
How do we know they didn't start the fire?

>>1374554
>>1374553
Your cope is showing. Bigly.
>I can say definitively that the first fire in Pasadena and Altadena – Eaton Canyon is right on the edge of Altadena and Pasadena – that’s where the fire began. It was under that tower on Tuesday night. It was - it began as a small little blaze underneath and within 10 minutes, the whole hillside was engulfed in the fire

>>1374554
>>1374553
In all honesty tho, ignoring your cope, unless if police decide it was intentional arson or find some other piece of evidence surfaces that's more compelling than videos of the Eaton fire at the stage where it was just a tiny brush fire at the base of an electrical pole, it's going to be attributes to the power company because that will be the most likely explanation given the evidence

>>1374556
>>1374558
One video doesn't make an entire court case you retards. Even if it was on them, if this is the sole piece of evidence this is getting thrown out pretty fucking quickly.

Even his lawyer admits they don't have any hard evidence and are relying on more coming out to support them in the immediate future.

>>1374556
>>1374558
>cope
What the fuck are you even talking about? Can you stop being a kneejerker for just this thread, please?

>>1374552
>“They stated that the distribution lines to the east of Eaton Canyon would be energized,” Bridgford said in an interview with CNN. “We happen to know the ignition point is directly below their line. We believe based upon the video evidence and based upon extensive discussion with our experts they will be found to have started the fire.”

>>1374554
>How do we know they didn't start the fire?
Because of the metadata to the power lines. How does the energy through them lines make it to the floor? If the line becomes detached whilst energised, there's data to support that in the metadata.

Assuming them lines power his house, then if he had power it wasn't them lines. You don't disconnect cables and still have power. Without disconnection, they don't reach the floor.

>>1374558
>because that will be the most likely explanation given the evidence
Forensics are pretty good with reference to fires, and starting electrically. The line commin' down before or after the fire is evidencable.

>>1374550
>Cause of Fire

Is California's stupid "environmental" policy of restricting logging on state lands to the point of even banning the removal of dead wood, with the result that there is shitloads of bone dry dead wood everywhere just waiting for a spark to set it all off.

>>1374561
Anon, they have video evidence that it was started by the electrical company. Just because a random observer isn't qualified to make the final decision doesn't discount the fact it is very compelling evidence.

>>1374560
>if this is the sole piece of evidence this is getting thrown out pretty fucking quickly.
>PG&E, circa 2018, Camp Fire, before getting sued into oblivion, in regards to eye witness testimony

>>1374564
That even the person who took it isn't sure if it actually shows that. If even the dude who was there isn't sure it establishes guilt, a jury sure fucking isn't.

>>1374565
Yeah they had a lot more evidence than one video then. I wish them luck but if they can't get anything more than one video of questionable quality, this case isn't going anywhere.

>>1374563
No, it's those GREEDY CAPITALISTS that set the forests on fire so they could undermine our glorious state.

We need to build a wall around california to prevent the pervasive, corrupting influence of capitalism from destroying our beautiful workers paradise.

Corporate oil did this.They cause catastrophic climate damage, rake in the profits, and expect tax payers to foot the Socioeconomic costs. Make the Captalist ghouls pay to have all Commifornia(a phrase I use proudly) electrical wires buried. $999 billion should be enuff.

>>1374573
Acktually Hunter Biden caused this.

>>1374566
>That even the person who took it isn't sure if it actually shows that
The only thing unsure of is if the fire he witnessed was the same blaze that resulted in the Eaton fire.
Given the fact that it engulfed an entire hillside, it probably is
California mismanaged themselves into a disaster once again

>>1374566
>Yeah they had a lot more evidence than one video then.
They had no video. They had a single witness who observed sparking lines near a property

The cope in this thread is blockbusting.

>>1374588
over 47% of the land in Calif is owned & controlled by the federal government.
In Dec 2024', 44 Republicans voted against HR 10545, the American Relief Act of 2025, which provided funds for wildfire prevention measures, including $75,000,000 for the "construction or maintenance of shaded fuel breaks in the Pacific Regions."

>>1374625
>over 47% of the land in Calif is owned & controlled by the federal government.
>In Dec 2024', 44 Republicans voted against HR 10545, the American Relief Act of 2025, which provided funds for wildfire prevention measures, including $75,000,000 for the "construction or maintenance of shaded fuel breaks in the Pacific Regions."
So what you're saying is this is Biden's fault since HR10545 passed and went into law and they got all this money that they asked for for this purpose, right?

>>1374629
Anon the fire spread via dry environment and incredibly high winds. No amount of fire breaks is gonna save you from that.

>>1374578
Me and Hunter was sharin' a pipe on the Pallysades on his ocean front property, when that Santa Annie bitch blew the pipe outta his mouth, and up into the hills
We ran into his house to get another nugget, and smoked some more and watched the sparks in the hills in fascination. And I ain't even lyin'!

>>1374639
I shoulda said that that Santa Annie bitch blew the glowing nugget outta the pipe and up into the hills. Looked like a lil firefly, zigzagin' up that hill.

>>1374590
Cope from what? What is there to cope over?

>>1374551
>SCE in a statement Sunday said a review of circuits and transmission lines in the Eaton Canyon area showed its electrical equipment was unlikely to have caused the fire.
>“That analysis shows no interruptions or operational/electrical anomalies in the 12 hours prior to the fire’s reported start time until more than one hour after the reported start time of the fire,” the utility said.
This reads more like an admission. "But our sensors say we didn't start it!"

>>1374667
It's more likely the angsty teens started it themselves before they swore they saw the wires start it

>>1374673
Because only angsty teenagers lie, corpos would never.

>>1374677
>public utilities are the same as for-profit corporations
Found the angst-filled teen.

>>1374678
>>public utilities are the same as for-profit corporations
This much is true. You gotta be retarded to believe otherwise.

>>1374667
What's their alternative? Announce "sorry everyone our bad"

>>1374680
Southern California Edison is a for profit corporation tho. It's wholly owned by Edison international.

>>1374640
Here is an article and pix of Hunter's house after the fire destroyed it. Fortunately we was able to save all the rocks, but we had to leave the budgie(Tweeks) behind, as our hands was full of rocks and pipes. We went back 3 days later and Tweeks looked just like a burnt out rock. Hunter wanted to smoke him as a memorial to the Lil guy(Tweeks called Hunter the"big guy") so we ground Tweeks up, mixed some rock in with his ashes, and paid our respects.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14264973/hunter-biden-malibu-home-destroyed-la-fire-california.html

>>1374550
>the Eaton fire in CA was likely caused by the state mismanaging their forest and their electrical utility companies
>likely caused
lel, its very clear they fucked up by neglecting to do controlled burns, clearing brush and felling some trees and so on.
Retards get what they asked for, like who the fuck thinks its a good idea to cut ~17mil. for the fire department of all places? Its like they were asking for a destructive blaze.

>>1374553
>>1374554
>>1374556
>>1374558
>>1374560
Only anons can start an argument about who gets sued over a brushfire lol. And only americans actually start suing people while the fire is still going on lmao.

>>1374713
This is great lmao

>>1374635
They're not meant to stop or outright save but to manage the blaze. Just like all the other stuff, it adds up so you don't end up like Commiefornia.

>>1374722
Unfortunately, high wind means it can't do that. The fire spreads further than they can make any firebreaks. It doesn't help anymore than just not building anything to catch fire.

>>1374550
Good fucking riddance. The only important thing in California is the nature being devastated. Hopefully the winds pick up and finish the job this time.

>>1374713
Hunter's burnt house is in Malibu. I think that you may lying

>>1374713
The biden's can't stop losing lmao

>>1374726
I firebreak is literally a 12+ ft long trench made of nothing flammable.