From the beginning, theories about what started the Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles were centered on only a couple of possibilities. Those theories haven’t changed. So why is there a blackout on what caused the fire?
In the Eaton Fire, which torched Altadena and parts of Pasadena, a video of a Ring camera showed an electric arc from a high-tension power line that convinced many that they’d seen the origin of that devastating fire. The investigation into the cause of that fire continues, according to CalFire.
Both the Eaton and Palisades fires are nearly completely contained and fortunately, two atmospheric rivers are blowing in this weekend to help put out the rest of the flames that may still be smoldering.
So now that we’re entering the clean-up and rebuilding phase. It’s time to find out what started the fire that wiped out an upscale swath of Palisades homes on 23,000 acres, which is nearly twice the size of Manhattan.
A team of 16 arson investigators with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has been investigating since nearly the beginning of the outbreak, according to the L.A. Times. They’re working with specialists throughout the country. One thing they agree on: the fire was most certainly started by human hand. But how?
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