California wildfire: Cause of Eaton Fire may be downed power line, witness says [Video]

LOS ANGELES — Surveillance video and witness accounts are raising questions about whether the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California may have been started by a downed power line.

The video shows power lines running through Eaton Canyon arcing in the high winds on Tuesday just after 6 p.m. Within minutes, it sparked a fire that exploded in size.

Cal Fire has a copy of the video, and while the person who owns it says they won’t release it while the investigation is ongoing, others in the area say they witnessed the same thing.

A photo obtained by KABC that was taken at 6:21 p.m. Tuesday night shows the very early stages of the Eaton Fire.

Brendan Thorn, who lives in a house that backs up to Eaton Canyon, says his power flickered around 6:10 p.m. And …