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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Cecilia Nowell

Insurance claims from LA fires could ‘fully exhaust’ $21bn state fund

Aerial view of burned residential area
Destruction caused by the Eaton fire in Altadena, California, on 2 February 2025. Photograph: Mark Edward Harris/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

Insurance claims from the Eaton wildfire could “fully exhaust” a state fund that was set up to protect customers when a wildfire is caused by a utility company.

The devastating wildfire in Los Angeles killed 17 people and destroyed more than 9,000 structures in January. One leading theory is that ageing equipment belonging to Southern California Edison, the primary electricity provider in the region, ignited the fire.

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