It’s been one week since the wildfires in the Los Angeles area first ignited, and some of the fires are fully contained while others continue to burn.
Since the fires started, thousands of residents have lost their homes, hundreds of firefighters from outside the state have been deployed to California and multiple lawsuits have been filed over the cause of the fires.
Lawsuits filed over the cause of the Eaton fire
Multiple lawsuits were filed Monday against Southern California Edison power company, claiming that faulty power lines caused the deadly Eaton fire, per NPR. The Eaton fire has killed over 16 people and it destroyed thousands of structures, per reports.
“The complaint alleges that Southern California Edison violated public safety and utility codes and was negligent in its handling of power safety shut-offs during known extreme fire conditions and high winds,” according to NPR .
Containment of the fires increases but some continue to burn
Multiple fires have popped up in Los Angeles County over the last week, and several of the fires have been fully contained. The two biggest fires, the Eaton and Palisades fires, are both partially contained. As of Tuesday morning Palisades was 17% contained and Eaton was 33% contained, per The New York Times…