At a news conference on Thursday morning, Essalyi said his office has filed two civil lawsuits against the utility aimed at recovering "tens of millions of dollars in damages." He accused the SoCal Edison of repeated negligence that led to the destruction of "tens of thousands of acres" of federal land.
In a statement to CBS Los Angeles, Diane Castro, a spokesperson for SCE, said the Eaton Fire was "heartbreaking" and they are reviewing the lawsuit.
In the Eaton Fire lawsuit, Essayli alleges SCE "negligently failed to properly maintain its power and transmission lines in the area where the fire ignited." He added that the utility "admitted that it detected a fault on one of its transmission lines" around the time that the fire sparked.
He said the fire left parts of the city looking like a "bombed-out war zone."
Essayli also accuses the utility company of being responsible for the Fairview Fire that erupted on Sept. 5, 2022, which killed two people.
The Fairview lawsuit alleges SCE failed to properly maintain its power and transmission lines near where the fire started. It also claims the utility failed to ensure the minimum clearance between its power lines and the Frontier Communications messenger cable.
The U.S. is seeking about $47 million in damages for the Fairview Fire.
Several other lawsuits have been filed against SCE, including by LA County and the city of Pasadena.
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