Southern California Edison admitted today that its grid experienced a short circuit just after 10 pm on Tuesday when a tower collapsed – coinciding with the outbreak of the Hurst Fire.
Poweroutage.us reports that over 100,000 Californians are currently without power. Southern California Edison said they found faulty electrical equipment at a transmission tower in Eagle Rock/Sylmar. They said the malfunction occurred shortly after 10 p.m., around the same time as the fire .
Edison has stated that it is still uncertain whether the power line fell before or after the fire started, and investigations are underway. The Hurst Fire, which has ravaged approximately 800 acres , was reported to be about 76 percent contained on Saturday afternoon.
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Despite Edison’s uncertainty about the timing of the fallen power line, Bob Marshall, CEO of Whisker Labs, another company that monitors electrical activity, told Fox News that the firm noticed a spike in faults hours before the Eaton, Palisades, and Hurst Fires…