The utility company said its equipment may have caused the fire but that an investigation is continuing and that they are cooperating with authorities.

Southern California Edison (SCE), a subsidiary of Edison International , said on Thursday that it was probing whether its equipment was associated with the ignition of two Los Angeles-area wildfires this year.

Southern California Edison acknowledged Thursday that videos have suggested a possible link between the utility’s equipment and the devastating Eaton Fire in Los Angeles.

Southern California Edison, a utility powering the Los Angeles area, is under the microscope for potentially starting two of the Los Angeles County wildfires. One was small and did not damage any homes,

For the first time, a major utility company is shedding light on the role its equipment could have played in the massive wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

A California power company is probing equipment irregularities as a possible cause to the deadly Eaton Fire that erupted last month and destroyed thousands of homes. Southern California Edison Company said video evidence appearing to show two flashes of light near Eaton Canyon led the utility corporation to examine whether its electrical system ignited the devastating blaze on Jan.

Southern California Edison (SCE), the primary electric utility company for much of SoCal, said the Los Angeles Fire Department is investigating the cause of the Hurst Fire and believes its equipment caused the blaze.