Eight months after the devastating Eaton fire in Altadena destroyed more than 10,000 structures and took at least 19 lives after allegedly being ignited by Southern California Edison transmission lines, there’s renewed concerns over the potential for a similar disaster eventually happening in a community more than 40 miles away.
Residents in the city of Norco are worried about the threat of wildfires with a large infrastructure project now underway that will include the construction of large high-power transmission lines over the Santa Ana river in an area known for high winds.
Not only are residents concerned about the large transmission lines potentially starting a large fire, but about the danger the lines would pose to firefighting aircraft operating in the area…