California energy company says its power lines short circuited and fell over just before the fires started

Amid a search for the cause of the crisis, energy firm Southern California Edison admitted its grid short-circuited just after 10pm on Tuesday when a tower went down – the same time the Hurst Fire erupted. As investigators continue to search for the cause of the Los Angeles fires, new evidence potentially points to downed …

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