Southern California Edison, a unit of utility firm Edison International, on Monday was sued on claims that its electrical equipment started one of the major wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area, according to court filings.

Edison International Inc.’s southern California utility was hit with a lawsuit blaming the energy provider’s equipment for igniting one of the wildfires still raging in the second-largest US metropolis.

A lawsuit alleges Southern California Edison equipment sparked the Eaton Fire near Los Angeles, with investigations ongoing into the cause.

Edison International's southern California utility was hit with a lawsuit blaming the energy provider's equipment for igniting one of the wildfires in California, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.

Edison International’s Southern California utility was hit with a lawsuit blaming the energy provider’s equipment for igniting one of the wildfires in California, Bloomberg News reported Monday. At least 24 people have died in the fires that began last Tuesday,