The utility company said its equipment may have caused the fire but that an investigation is continuing and that they are cooperating with authorities.

A California utility said Thursday that its equipment likely sparked a wildfire in Los Angeles that broke out the same day as two massive blazes in the area killed at least 29 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

However, the Edison International unit has not identified evidence to confirm this, according to a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission.

Southern California Edison said in a filing submitted to state utility regulators Thursday that its equipment likely started the Hurst Fire in Sylmar last month. The utility

The court filings blame the utility for the fire despite the fact that the blaze's cause is still under investigation.

California utility company Southern California Edison on Thursday said its equipment “may be associated with” the ignition of the Hurst Fire, which burned alongside the Eaton and Palisades fires during January’s Los Angeles firestorms.

Southern California Edison (SCE), the primary electric utility company for much of SoCal, said the Los Angeles Fire Department is investigating the cause of the Hurst Fire and believes its equipment caused the blaze.

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.