Southern California Edison says it's equipment sparked deadly Thomas Fire

Fire, smoke and ash from the Thomas Fire blanket Santa Barbara on Wednesday, December 13.

A smoke-filled sky filters sunlight to orange around a surf as the Thomas Fire continues to grow and threatening communities from Carpinteria to Santa Barbara on Tuesday, December 12, in Carpinteria, California.

People watch firefighters in Carpinteria, California, on Monday, December 11.

As smoke obscures the sun, a Coulson C-130 air tanker turns to make a drop at Carpinteria hillside on December 11.

As Thomas Burns in the background, Dan Bellaart and his wife, Mary McEwen, on December 11, 2011.

The Fire in Carpinteria on the mountains near Carpinteria on Sunday, December 10.

Firefighters battle a wildfire on Carpinteria on December 10.

A cloud of smoke overshadows in downtown Ventura, California, on December 10.

Horses are evacuated from the Laughing Dog Ranch as a smoke from the Thomas Fire on the Ojai, California, on Saturday, December 9.

The shell of a burnt-out bus is seen after fire by residential neighborhoods near Ojai on Friday, December 8.

Flames rise as a fire approaches Lake Casitas area of ​​Ojai on December 8.

A burnt Mercedes is seen after the Skirball Fire swept through the Los Angeles neighborhood of Bel-Air on Thursday, December 7.

Palm trees in a wind tunnel on a windfighter.

Residents watch the Thomas Fire on the hillside above La Conchita, California, on December 7.

Fires surround a hilltop mansion in Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 6.

"Daddy, the home is gone," Amanda Lewis tells her family on December 6. The Thomas Fire raged through her parents' foothill neighborhood in Ventura.

Smoke rises across Southern California in this image taken from the International Space Station on December 6.

A Los Angeles County Fire Department makes a water drop on the flames after the Skirball Fire swept through Bel-Air on December 6.

Flames from the Burning Fire on the Ventura on December 6.

Joyce George, right, comforts neighbor Dawn Reily on December 6. Reily 's Ventura home was destroyed by fire.

Flames consume vehicles in Ventura on Tuesday, December 5.

Smoke billows from a burning house in Los Angeles as the Fire Creek moves through the area on December 5.

A man watches a wildfire burn in Ventura on December 5.

The Fire Creek Burns on the hillside in the Shadow Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles on December 5.

A firefighter battles a blaze in the LA Lake View area of ​​Los Angeles on December 5.

Antoine Hanna comforts his wife, Tammy, after firefighters saved their home in Ventura on December 5.

This Ventura apartment complex, seen on December 5, was destroyed by fire.

A firefighter sprays water at a burning house in the Lake View Terrace area of ​​Los Angeles on December 5.

Palm trees burn in Ventura on December 5.

Ventura Firefighter County Aaron Cohen rests on December 5.

A man prepares to evacuate his house in Santa Paula, California, on December 5.

A man tries to catch a horse that got loose in the LA Lake View area of ​​Los Angeles on December 5.

Shrubs burn near home in Ventura on December 5.

James and Josie Ralstin carry out retreat from home in Ventura on December 5.

Firefighters work to put out a blaze engulfing homes in Ventura on December 5.

The Thomas Fire burns along a hillside near Santa Paula on December 5.