Could an Electrical Equipment Malfunction Be Behind the Saddleridge Fire?
In Northern California, utility PG&E cut power to hundreds of thousands amidst a wildfire weather threat. Southern California’s main electric utility didn’t, and now it appears its equipment could responsible for sparking last week’s Saddleridge Fire. On Monday, Southern California Edison notified the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the agency overseeing all the states’ utilities,…