Federal lawsuits were filed Thursday against Southern California Edison in connection with damage caused by two deadly Southern California wildfires , including the deadly January fire in Altadena.

In copies of the lawsuits filed Thursday and obtained by NBCLA, federal prosecutors named Southern California Edison as defendants and sought payment for costs incurred due to the January Eaton Fire and the September 2022 Fairview Fire in Riverside County.

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Both fires damaged federal government-owned land and property. The lawsuits seek to recover millions of dollars in costs due to fire suppression and rehabilitation of national forest property.

NBCLA has reached out to SCE for comment.

"It is our intention that SCE,

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