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Video captured by eyewitnesses shows the Eaton fire igniting under Edison transmission towers.

Prof Rein's research finds that, after ten consecutive days of very dry weather, vegetation becomes so desiccated across wide areas that the likelihood of multiple fires igniting simultaneously rises sharply.

Fire officials say the greatest danger comes from embers carried by the wind, which are igniting multiple spot fires.

Regulators wanted Southern California Edison and other utilities to remove abandoned power lines — such as the one suspected of igniting the Eaton fire — but backed down amid utility opposition.

Video captured the fire igniting on Jan. 7 under an Edison transmission tower.