Emergency Alerts Company Sued Over 18 Deaths in LA Fire
Vehicles burn during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California on Jan. 8.
Photographer: Jill Connelly/BloombergA communications contractor for Los Angeles County was blamed in a lawsuit for 18 deaths in a January wildfire over its alleged failure to evacuate residents in the path of the inferno.
Genasys Inc. was accused of “digital redlining” for failing to send timely warnings to residents of a moderate-income, historically African American neighborhood in Altadena where the fatalities occurred during the wind-whipped blaze that started on Jan. 7.