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California Utility Company Offers Direct Compensation to Victims of Eaton Fire Amid Lawsuits, Investigation

‘[The program] allows the community to focus more on recovery instead of lengthy, expensive litigation,’ said its chief executive officer.
California Utility Company Offers Direct Compensation to Victims of Eaton Fire Amid Lawsuits, Investigation
Flames burn beneath transmission towers owned by Southern California Edison in Eaton Canyon in the early evening of Jan. 7, 2025. Matt Logelin via AP
Kimberly Hayek
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Southern California Edison (SCE) is offering to directly pay victims of the Eaton Fire, the company said on July 23.

The offer comes amid dozens of lawsuits filed against the utility company after videos surfaced showing a blaze igniting under one of its transmission lines on Jan. 7, the day the fire broke out.

Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.