Almost nine months have passed since the Eaton fire ripped through Los Angeles County. It destroyed more than 9,000 buildings and left billions of dollars in damages. At first, attention focused on Southern California Edison's transmission lines as the likely cause. But a new NPR investigation shows there may have been other failures, too. And that could have made the fire even more devastating. Chiara Eisner, who led the investigation, joins us.

Almost nine months have passed since the Eaton fire ripped through Los Angeles County. It destroyed more than 9,000 buildings and left billions of dollars in damages. At first, attention focused on Southern California Edison's transmission lines as the likely cause. But a new NPR investigation shows there may have been other failures, too. And that could have made the fire even more devastating. Chiara Eisner, who led the investigation, joins us.

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NPR Investigation Reveals Additional Failures in Lead-Up to Eaton Fire

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