SCE concedes in the filing that a conductor failure occurred near the origin of the fire, causing damaged equipment to fall to the ground at the base of a tower.
An executive order signed by President Trump in late January called for the EPA to expedite its removal of hazardous materials from the Los Angeles area wildfire zones.
An Environmental Protection Agency on-site coordinator described the meticulous process of moving hazardous materials from the Palisades Fire burn zone.