Southern California Edison sued Los Angeles County, water agencies and Southern California Gas on Friday, alleging they bore ‍some responsibility for last year’s deadly Eaton fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and businesses.The utility, owned by Edison ‍International, made those claims in complaints filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, where some 1,000 lawsuits by residents and business owners are seeking to hold SCE responsible for the property destruction that occurred.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The Eaton fire ignited on January 7, 2025, and ripped through Southern California, killing 19 people and destroying more than ⁠9,400 single-family homes and other buildings.SCE has acknowledged that circumstantial evidence suggests one of its idled high-voltage transmission lines could have ignited the Eaton blaze amid winds that topped 100 mph (160 kph).But in Friday’s complaints, SCE says numerous analyses and reports have