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Edison’s lawyers call those claims an “exotic ignition theory” that is wrong.

Recovery from the fires is slow but ongoing, said Stacy Mitchell, who lives just a mile from the fire’s ignition point.

“It finds an ignition source, and a fire results,” Lipow said.

A two-seat motorized cart with a key left in the ignition was stolen Sept. 28 from the stadium.

The report also claims that the fire entered west Altadena as wind speeds increased, describing it as a “more densely populated” area with older homes built with materials that were “more vulnerable to ignition.”