Possible links between utility companies and LA wildfires under investigation

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2. Almost impossible to prevent

It is possible the fire was cause by a "sparking" power line. I worked as a protection engineer for 35 years designing, setting and testing the devices that protect power distribution equipment. If a power line flashes or arcs that means there was a fault and equipment that protects the line would automatically de-energize that portion of the circuit to clear the fault in milliseconds. It's possible that it could arc again on re-close but these things usually only re-close a couple times. If the line cleared the Utility will certainly have that data. The land out there is dry from climate change so any spark from a line fault could cause a fire and the winds turn it into a disaster. The only real way to prevent that is to de-energize the lines for months at a time during fire season which is unrealistic. So I'm not sure how you hold the power company liable?