Edison Asked by Investigators to Preserve Gear at Eaton Fire (1)

Fire investigators have asked Southern California Edison Co. to preserve its equipment near the site where the deadly Eaton fire began earlier this month.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department, the lead agency investigating the blaze, asked the utility to “preserve in place its transmission facilities,” Edison International’s Southern California utility said in a letter to state regulators Monday.

Transmission towers in Eaton Canyon.

Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg

The Eaton fire is now 98% contained, and is responsible for destroying more than 9,400 structures and causing 17 deaths, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire. It’s one of the ...