Last week, attorneys for the affected homeowners sought a restraining order that argued the company was potentially damaging or destroying evidence key to determining the cause of the Thomas fire when it removed power lines, poles and other equipment along Anlauf Canyon Road. The judge put off his decision until Tuesday and in the interim, the utility removed many of the poles that attorney Alexander Robertson and his team sought to leave in place.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 20, 2018 23:26 UTC