Chuck DarwinJun 28, 2025

Flaw in Edison’s equipment in Sylmar sparked two major wildfires in last six years, lawyers say

Southern California Edison’s admission that its equipment may have ignited the Hurst fire in the San Fernando Valley on Jan. 7
is being seized on by lawyers suing the utility company for another fire in the same area nearly six years earlier.

💥Both the #Saddleridge Fire in 2019 and the #Hurst Fire this year started beneath an Edison high-voltage transmission line in Sylmar.

💥The lawyers say faulty equipment on the line ignited both blazes in the same way.

“The evidence will show that five separate fires ignited at five separate SCE transmission tower bases in the same exact manner as the fire that started the Saddleridge fire,”
the lawyers wrote of the Hurst fire in a June 9 filing in Los Angeles Superior Court.

The lawyers said the January wildfire is “further evidence” that a transmission pylon known as
🔥 "Tower 2-5 “ is improperly grounded.”

#SaddleridgeFire #HurstFire

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-06-28/flaw-in-edisons-equipment-sparked-the-deadly-2019-saddleridge-fire-and-the-jan-7-hurst-fire-lawyers-say

Flaw in Edison equipment in Sylmar sparked major wildfires, lawyers say

Southern California Edison’s admission that its equipment may have ignited the Hurst fire in the San Fernando Valley on Jan. 7 is being seized on by lawyers suing the company for another fire in the same area.

Los Angeles Times
Kaylyn Saucedo - MarzGurlOct 11, 2019
Once again, California is just always on fire. Be safe, everybody! I'm keeping an eye on things that might affect me here. #SaddleridgeFire
Show threadraeNov 5, 2019

As of Tuesay, November 5, 2019,

Active Incidents

#KincadeFire is 77758 acres and 82% contained as of 11/04/2019
#MariaFire is 9999 acres and 90% contained as of 11/04/2019
#RanchFire is 1308 acres and 15% contained as of 11/04/2019
#SobranteFire is 35 acres and 0% contained as of 11/01/2019
#GettyFire is 745 acres and 79% containment as of 11/2/19 at 7:00 AM
#SaddleRidgeFire is 8799 acres and 97% contained as of 11/01/2019
#HIllsideFire is still considered active but San Bernadino has taken down their incident page as of 11/04/201919

Show threadraeNov 4, 2019

As of Monday, November 4, 2019

Active Incidents

#KincadeFire is 77758 acres and 80% contained as of 7:13am
#MariaFire is 9412 acres and 80% contained as of 7:22am
#RanchFire is 550 acres and 10% contained as of 6:58am
#SobranteFire is 35 acres and 0% contained as of 11/01/2019
#GettyFire is 745 acres and 79% contained as of 11/02/2019
#SaddleRidgeFire is 8799 acres and 97% contained as of 11/01/2019
#HillsideFire is 200 acres and 70% contained as of 11/01/2019