Ventura County FD Says California's Thomas Fire Caused by SoCal Edison Power Line
March 13 2019 - 4:44PM
Dow Jones News
By Stephen Nakrosis
California's Ventura County Fire Department on Wednesday said an
investigation has determined the cause of the December 2017 Thomas
Fire to be power lines owned by electric utility Southern
California Edison.
According to the fire department, a "high wind event" caused
power lines to come into contact, creating an electrical arc and
releasing "hot, burning or molten material onto the ground," which
ignited.
The department said the fire, which burned for 40 days, was
responsible for two fatalities and burned a total of 281,893 acres.
The fire also destroyed 1,063 structures, the department said.
A spokesperson for Edison International (EIX), the parent
company of Southern California Edison, did not immediately
comment.
VCFD report website:
http://www.vcfd.org/news/335-vcfd-determines-cause-of-the-thomas-fire
--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 13, 2019 16:29 ET (20:29 GMT)
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