The L.A.-area fires may pose the first big test of California’s wildfire fund, which was set up in 2019 to protect utilities from bankruptcy.

Altadena residents said in separate lawsuits that the utility’s electrical equipment had sparked the fire, which grew to consume 14,000 acres.

At least two lawsuits have been filed against Southern California Edison, alleging that faulty power lines may have sparked the Eaton Fire. Investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,

At least 16 people have died in the blaze, east of downtown Los Angeles. Officials expect the number to rise as the police make their way through devastated neighborhoods.

After decimating neighborhoods in Altadena, the Eaton Fire has now become one of the deadliest in California history.​

Officials have increased the containment for the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire burning in the Los Angeles area as critical fire weather remains in Southern California. FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell was live from the scene of a church that was destroyed in Pasadena with the latest on the wildfire fight.