Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit Thursday against Southern California Edison, seeking to recover damages from the Woolsey fire last year.
A firefighter walks near a burning home along Pacific Coast Highway during the Woolsey Fire in Malibu last November.
But county officials pointed to the utility’s regulatory filings, which noted an equipment malfunction near where the fire began. The county’s flood control and consolidated fire protection districts are listed as plaintiffs as well. The company has said that it’s “fully cooperating in their investigation” by Cal Fire, which could take months to complete.
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