{"id":13298,"date":"2026-06-09T15:46:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13298"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:46:23","slug":"new-surveillance-video-points-blame-for-eaton-fire-that-killed-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13298","title":{"rendered":"New surveillance video points blame for Eaton Fire that killed 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Stunning new surveillance video allegedly shows how an old Southern California Edison electrical line ignited last year\u2019s deadly Eaton Fire.<\/p>\n<p>Footage from a camera at Gerrish Swim &amp; Tennis Club in Pasadena shows two bright flashes of light near an electrical tower holding a century-old, idle transmission line.<\/p>\n<p>The flashes occurred around 6:11 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2025, according to new court filings. They happened at the same time two faults occurred on a different line more than five miles away, lawyers said in the filing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>New surveillance video allegedly shows how an old SoCal Edison electrical line ignited last year\u2019s deadly Eaton Fire. <span class=\"credit\">Shutterstock \/ Matt Gush<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Residents nearby recorded a fire near the base of the M16T1 electrical tower, which held the idle line. The fire is suspected to have grown into the Eaton Fire, which consumed thousands of acres of land, killed more than a dozen people, and caused billions in damage.<\/p>\n<p>Property insurers blame the Edison utility company for causing the fire, and they\u2019re aiming to make the company responsible for millions in damages they paid out to residents. Edison has yet to take responsibility for the fire. The insurers believe the idle line should have been disassembled.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSouthern California Edison has spent the last sixteen months attempting to forestall the inevitable legal consequences of razing a large swath of the communities of Altadena and Pasadena to the ground,\u201d the lawyers wrote in the filing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Residents recorded a fire near the base of the M16T1 electrical tower, which held the idle line. <span class=\"credit\">Shutterstock \/ Ringo Chiu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Property insurers blame the Edison utility company for causing the fire.  <span class=\"credit\">Shutterstock \/ Matt Gush<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Edison has fought to keep inactive lines in place to ensure they have options for their use in the future. <span class=\"credit\">Shutterstock \/ Matt Gush<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Eaton Fire consumed thousands of acres of land, killed more than a dozen people, and caused billions in damage. <span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe Eaton Fire could not have occurred if SCE had simply disassembled and removed Structure M16T1,\u201d the lawyers added.<\/p>\n<p>Edison claims to have not been aware of the swim club video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very disappointing and inappropriate that this video was not produced in discovery,\u201d a spokeswoman for Edison, Kathleen Dunleavy, said. \u201cWe hope that video has been turned over to the appropriate authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dunleavy said the company believes the lawyers\u2019 motion \u201cis wrong on the facts and the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll respond more fully in our own court filing,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The lines are apparently kept in place to preserve the right of way Edison had obtained to construct them. <span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p 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Angeles Times.<\/p>\n<p>Dunleavy says the lines are kept in place for a variety of reasons, including to preserve the right of way Edison had obtained to construct them and to support future power needs.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration sued Edison last year for allegedly starting the fires, seeking tens of millions in damages for the Eaton and Fairview fires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope that today\u2019s filings are the first step in causing the beginnings of a culture change at Southern California Edison, one that will make it a responsible, conscientious company that helps \u2013 not harms \u2013 our community,\u201d \u00a0First Assistant United States Attorney\u00a0Bill Essayli said then. \u201cHardworking Californians should not pick up the tab for Edison\u2019s negligence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office is looking into whether Edison should be criminally prosecuted for starting the fire, the LA Times reported earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Edison 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