California officials are concerned that the state's wildfire fund could be fully exhausted if utilities begin tapping it to cover fire-related claims.

Southern California Edison has announced it will create a fund to compensate victims of January’s devastating Eaton Fire near Los Angeles

California officials overseeing the $21 billion fund that was expected to protect utilities and their customers from the cost of wildfires sparked by electric lines say the fund could be wiped out by January's devastating Eaton fire,