UPDATE: INVESTIGATION FINDS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON EQUIPMENT CAUSED DEADLY EATON FIRE IN LOS ANGELES. (PHOTO).
Investigation finds Southern California Edison equipment caused deadly Eaton Fire in Los Angeles The 2025 Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County, which killed 19 people and destroyed or damaged more than 9,000 homes and businesses, was caused by equipment owned by Southern California Edison, according to fire officials. A report released by the Los Angeles County Fire Department concluded that the blaze began after electrical arcing from an out-of-service Edison transmission tower ignited the fire. Investigators said they spent 18 months reviewing evidence and consulting electrical and metallurgical experts before determining the cause. The Eaton Fire erupted on Jan. 7, 2025, alongside the devastating Palisades Fire and burned nearly 22 square miles before firefighters fully contained it weeks later. Southern California Edison has faced multiple lawsuits related to the fire and has argued that local agencies contributed to the disaster by failing to issue timely evacuation warning...
The accident occured today at about 9.45.am at Eku village,along the ever busy Benin Auchi highway.Governor Oshiomhole was on his way back to Benin city from his Iyamho village where he spent the christmas holiday.A peugeot j5 bus filled with tomatoes and plantain rammed into the Governor's flagcar from the opposite direction before swerving into a road side ditch.The Governor's car was badly affected but no injuries were sustained by both occupants of the peugeot J5 and that of the Governors.The peugeot J5 bus was following a truck that was,descending the Ewu slope when it suddenly veered off into the Governors lane from the opposite direction and directly on the Governor's vehicle,because of brake failure.
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