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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Cecilia Nowell

LA’s main utility to pay wildfire victims although cause of blaze undetermined

Wood frame of home with man on ladder hammering, with hills in background
A destroyed home being rebuilt on the six-month anniversary of the Eaton fire in Altadena, California, on 7 July 2025. Photograph: Allison Dinner/EPA

Los Angeles’s main utility company will compensate victims of January’s deadly Eaton wildfire – even though investigators have yet to determine whether the company’s equipment sparked the blaze.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Southern California Edison announced the establishment of the Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program, a voluntary fund it developed in consultation with Kenneth R Feinberg and Camille S Biros, the duo who designed the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.

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