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

Southern California Edison announces program amid concerns state’s wildfire fund will not be able to cover lossesLos 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 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. Continue reading...

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