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PASADENA, Calif. - The family of a woman who died in the Eaton Fire filed a lawsuit Monday, claiming the flawed emergency alert system led to the unnecessary deaths of 18 people.

Attorneys with LA Fire Justice accuse Southern California Edison of igniting the blaze, and accuse Genasys Inc. of failing to issue evacuation warnings in the woman's neighborhood.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Geraldine "Gerry" Darden, the sister of Stacey Darden.

What they're saying:

"Our family thought long and hard about the decision to file a lawsuit. Edison started this fire, and Genasys never warned her that she was in danger. My sister was studiously following the evacuation orders the night of the Eaton Fire. The truth is that if these companies had done what they were supposed to

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