洛杉矶消防官员在周二发布的调查报告中确认，2025年1月7日爆发的伊顿火灾由Southern California Edison公司一座停用塔架上的电气放电事件引发[1]。这场火灾造成19人死亡，其中18人居住在西阿尔塔迪纳地区，摧毁或损毁超过9000处住宅和商业设施，燃烧面积达22平方英里[1]。消防队员用近一个月才将火灾扑灭[1]。
洛杉矶消防部门在经过18个月的彻底调查后得出上述结论[1]。Southern California Edison公司随后声称，洛杉矶县相关机构未及时发送撤离警告，且水务机构提供的水量不足[1]。
Los Angeles fire officials confirmed on Tuesday that the catastrophic Eaton Fire was caused by an electrical discharge event involving a decommissioned tower operated by Southern California Edison.[1] The fire, which erupted on January 7, 2025, claimed 19 lives and destroyed or damaged over 9,000 residential and commercial structures across 22 square miles.[1]
The determination followed an 18-month investigation by the Los Angeles Fire Department.[1] Firefighters required nearly a month to fully extinguish the blaze.[1] Among the 19 fatalities, 18 victims were residents of West Altadena.[1]
Southern California Edison contested aspects of the emergency response, asserting that Los Angeles County agencies failed to issue evacuation warnings in a timely manner and that water agencies supplied insufficient water for firefighting efforts.[1]