L.A. Utility Lacked Common Wildfire Safety Measures

WSJ What’s News

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🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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A.M. Edition for Jan. 10. As investigators look for the cause of deadly wildfires around Los Angeles, regulatory filings show one of city’s municipal utilities didn’t proactively shut off power in areas ravaged by blazes – a practice turned to by other utilities when fire risk is high. Plus, what to expect as the TikTok ban heads to the Supreme Court. And WSJ reporter José de Córdoba explains how the prospect of U.S. military strikes on Mexican drug cartels in Donald Trump’s second term are rattling the country’s political circles. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.5	The death toll climbs and thousands scramble for a place to stay as wildfires continue to rage in
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1:16.8	Ten people have now been confirmed dead in connection with wildfires around Los Angeles
1:22.5	that have destroyed more than 10,000 structures.
1:26.0	Firefighters are now battling a new blaze, straddling L.A.N. Ventura
1:29.9	counties that began yesterday and has already spread to nearly 1,000 acres. Dangerous weather conditions,
1:36.2	which have fanned blazes, are expected to persist today, with officials warning that high winds are forecast to return early next week, potentially worsening fires
1:45.8	that are not brought under control over the weekend. In the Oceanside neighborhood of Pacific
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