However, the Edison International unit has not identified evidence to confirm this, according to a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission.

Southern California Edison (SCE), a subsidiary of Edison International , said on Thursday that it was probing whether its equipment was associated with the ignition of two Los Angeles-area wildfires this year.

NBC News’ Al Roker sits down with climate scientist Alexander Gershunov to explain the climate drivers that helped fuel the Los Angeles wildfires.

A California utility said Thursday that its equipment likely sparked a wildfire in Los Angeles that broke out the same day as two massive blazes in the area killed at least 29 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

Southern California Edison says its equipment ‘may be associated’ with the ignition of the Hurst Fire in Los Angeles’ northern San Fernando Valley. The fire was one of several, including the deadly Eaton and Palisades fires,