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 (SCE), a subsidiary of Edison International , said on Thursday that it was probing whether its equipment was associated with the ignition of two Los Angeles-area wildfires this year.

NBC News’ Al Roker sits down with climate scientist Alexander Gershunov to explain the climate drivers that helped fuel the Los Angeles wildfires.

It's estimated the damage from the Southern California wildfires will cost up to $45 billion to remedy. That's according to two analytic firms, Verisk and CoreLogic, which calculated property losses covered by insurance in the Palisades and Eaton fires.

Southern California Edison says its equipment ‘may be associated’ with the ignition of the Hurst Fire in Los Angeles’ northern San Fernando Valley. The fire was one of several, including the deadly Eaton and Palisades fires,