The county says electrical equipment owned by the electric utility is to blame for the blaze that killed 17 people and destroyed 9,400 buildings.

Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit against electricity company Southern California Edison, alleging its equipment started the Eaton Fire in January. The Eaton Fire was active for 24 days, burned over 14,

The County of Los Angeles and city of Pasadena filed separate lawsuits against Southern California Edison Wednesday over the deadly Eaton Fire, alleging the utility's electrical equipment caused the wildfire.