LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- An effort is underway to bury power lines underground after the devastating January wildfires.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday on the push to bury those lines.

After the fires devastated huge areas in West L.A. County, officials believe that now, as they rebuild, is the ideal time to put all electric wires and other infrastructure underground. They say, however, it isn't that easy.

Los Angeles County officials say Southern California Edison is moving 40 miles of electrical lines underground. That includes work on Topanga Canyon, Rambla Pacifico and along Pacific Coast Highway. But they say some telecom companies won't do it.

"Undergrounding, simply put, saves lives," said Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, who added that even

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