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US files lawsuit against California utility over Los Angeles wildfires

Winds blow embers from the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on January 8 [File: Nic Coury/AP Photo]

The United States Department of Justice has filed two lawsuits against the utility company Southern California Edison, alleging that its negligence helped spark a major fire near Los Angeles.

One of the complaints, submitted on Thursday, argues that the energy company failed to properly maintain its power and transmission infrastructure, contributing to the outbreak of the deadly Eaton Fire in January.

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