The complaints allege the utility failed to de-energize its power lines, which allowed the electrical equipment to spark the massive blaze near Pasadena on Jan. 7.

At least four lawsuits were filed Monday morning against Southern California Edison in connection with the Eaton Fire.

The Santa Anas are expected to be most powerful Monday night into Tuesday. Fire services across the region say they are ready.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.

It takes 60- to 80-mph winds for the company to shut down transmission lines. CEO Steve Powell said it didn't see winds that powerful.

Southern California Edison, the electrical utility for Los Angeles, has been sued for its alleged role in starting one of the raging Los Angeles fires that have collectively killed at least 24 people and displaced tens of thousands of people from their homes.

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 faces lawsuits blaming the energy provider’s equipment for igniting one of the wildfires still raging in the second-largest US metropolis.

The family of an Eaton fire victim is suing Southern California Edison for wrongful death, alleging that the utility company's negligence is to blame for the devastating blaze that killed 59-year-old Evelyn McClendon.

Multiple lawsuits have been filed on behalf of Eaton Fire victims that claim equipment owned by Southern California Edison sparked the deadly blaze. The lawsuits were filed Monday in Los Angeles

Multiple lawsuits have been filed against Southern California Edison this week by residents and business owners with destroyed property.

Zhi Feng Zhao, 84, born into a life of poverty in rural China, was killed in his Altadena home. His son blames Southern California Edison in a lawsuit.