Tree trimmer shocked by power line dangles 25 feet in the air, California rescuers say
A man trimming trees in Los Angeles required rescue after his pole became entangled in high-voltage power lines, California ...
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What would it cost to bury all of California’s power lines?
Recent wildfires in California are sparking debates on potential utility culpability, leading many people to ask the simple ...
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Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
Decomposed granite or rock mulch instead of grass lawns ... McCullough insists power lines should be buried, including tearing up portions of popular Southern California national forests.
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Many of California’s Most Destructive Fires Were Caused by Power Lines
Since 1992, more than 3,600 wildfires in California have been related to ... been traced back to problems with utility poles and power lines. Roughly a dozen power line fires have burned more ...
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California utility reports fault on power line miles away from origin of deadly Eaton fire
(Matt Logelin via AP) GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — Southern California Edison on Monday reported a fault on a power line connected miles away from ones located near the origin of the Eaton Fire, the deadly ...
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What Sparked The California Wildfires? Experts Consider Power Lines, Fireworks—And Arson
Four disastrous wildfires were still burning across Los Angeles and Ventura counties in southern California on Tuesday, but it’s not yet clear what started the fires—as government officials ...
Southern California Edison says power lines saw an increase in current day of Eaton Fire
The utility company maintained that the current increase remained within the design limits and did not trigger system ...
Edison Probing Retired Power Line as Possible Start of LA Eaton Fire
Edison International’s utility is looking at whether a power line retired in 1971 started the Eaton wildfire as part of a ...
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Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
As California residents grapple for answers in the wake of a massive firestorm event in which two major blazes ravaged parts of Los Angeles — the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire —power lines are ...
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Many of California’s most destructive fires sparked by power lines
The company has said it is investigating the fire’s origin. Power distribution lines were found to have caused some of California’s largest-ever fires in recent years. The Thomas fire in 2017 ...