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He added that, while the fire ignition source was unknown, "it certainly does seem to be an oxygen-fed fire".

But Edison’s probe into the start of the fire has not revealed any other possible sources of ignition, Pizarro added.

Although the utility called the statement a misunderstanding, attorneys called it a “massive cover-up” intended “to conceal from the public that its electrical equipment was the source of several additional ignitions of the Palisades Fire.”

Company records uncovered by The Times show that Edison knew some of its towers at and near the likely ignition point were fire hazards.

A Times investigation has found Edison knew that some of its towers at and near the likely ignition point were fire hazards.