A new lawsuit is alleging that a local utility company is at fault for sparking the deadly Eaton Fire around Los Angeles, California, after surveillance video shows what lawyers say may have started the fire.

“We believe this video shows arcing on an SCE (Southern California Edison) electrical tower and a fire blazing up immediately below those sparks,” Edelson PC founder Jay Edelson shared with Fox News Digital.

An American flag hangs on the gate of a home destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Edelson said that SCE was also ordered to turn over all documents to them last week, but claimed that SCE had marked them all “Confidential.” 

“We think those documents, along with the video evidence we have, make clear that SCE has not been honest with the public,” Edelson said.

“We are very confident that a court will ultimately force SCE to release those documents. However, there is nothing stopping SCE from voluntarily releasing them now. We are therefore calling on SoCal Edison to stop hiding behind its phalanx of lawyers and come clean about what it knows.”

A spokesperson for SCE told Fox News Digital that they are working closely with law enforcement officials and handed over access to the video to investigators.  

The company added that the video needed “very close examination” and that it was “very premature for anyone to comment on the video till experts have looked at it.” 

Gabriela Ornelas, another Edison spokesperson, previously told The Associated Press that the company is aware that a lawsuit has been filed, but has not yet reviewed it. 

“Our hearts remain with our communities during the devastating fires in Southern California, and we remain committed to supporting them through this difficult time,” Ornelas said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.