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The last batch of fires were, AFAIK, caused by under-maintained PG&E infrastructure. I would not be surprised if it turns out these were, too.

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LADWP (Los Angeles Department of Water and Power) and SCE (Southern California Edison) provide almost all electricity near these fires.

PG&E does not operate in the Los Angeles area: https://www.pge.com/tariffs/assets/pdf/tariffbook/ELEC_MAPS_...

GP is referring to these fires: https://apnews.com/article/af0ec776efd4b3049f7800ff981bff88

> Pacific Gas & Electric’s outdated equipment ignited wildfires in California that killed more than 100 people, wiped out entire towns and led the company to confess to crimes driven by its greed and neglect.

> The decision by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali clears the way for PG&E to pay $25.5 billion for losses from devastating fires in 2017 and 2018.

I think you missed half the post: "I would not be surprised if it turns out these were, too."

Whoops, I did. Thanks for the correction!

Ah! You’re correct, thank you for the correction. I’ve been LADWP for so long I forgot the rest of the area was SCE.

I have a friend who does power pole inspection, and boy, the stories. Infra is crumbling.

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