Southern California Edison said video evidence had led it to look more broadly at whether its equipment might have been the cause of the deadly blaze.

The utility has noted multiple irregularities, but maintains there is no evidence its equipment sparked the destructive Eaton fire.

A California power company is probing equipment irregularities as a possible cause to the deadly Eaton Fire that erupted last month and destroyed thousands of homes. Southern California Edison Company said video evidence appearing to show two flashes of light near Eaton Canyon led the utility corporation to examine whether its electrical system ignited the devastating blaze on Jan.