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PG&E to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for starting two wildfires
2 years, 9 months ago

PG&E to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for starting two wildfires

LA Times  

Flames consume a home on Highway 89 as the Dixie fire tears through the Greenville community of Plumas County in August. The maximum criminal fine in connection with the Dixie fire would have been just $329,417, according to the North State district attorneys, a consortium of prosecutors representing Butte, Lassen, Plumas, Shasta and Tehama counties. But community advocate Will Abrams, …

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PG&E power line suspected in Dixie fire was set to be buried underground in safety move
3 years, 5 months ago

PG&E power line suspected in Dixie fire was set to be buried underground in safety move

LA Times  

A building smolders as the Dixie fire burns through downtown Greenville, Calif., on Aug. 4. “The final completion date for this project is dependent upon the timely fulfilment of these various requirements.” PG&E’s Wildfire Risk Governance Steering Committee had approved the work in January after considering public safety power shutoff decisions, ingress and egress issues, and tree-fall risk along the …

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PG&E equipment may have sparked Dixie fire, growing near burn scar of deadly Camp fire
3 years, 5 months ago

PG&E equipment may have sparked Dixie fire, growing near burn scar of deadly Camp fire

LA Times  

A helicopter makes a water drop on the Dixie fire in Butte County. Utility equipment from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. may have sparked the Dixie fire, which has scorched more than 30,000 acres in Butte and Plumas counties over the past week, according to a report the utility company filed Sunday. “The information PG&E submitted is preliminary, and the …

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PG&E pleads guilty to 84 deaths in 2018 California wildfire
4 years, 6 months ago

PG&E pleads guilty to 84 deaths in 2018 California wildfire

Al Jazeera  

‘Our equipment started that fire’, utility’s CEO says as company admits to involuntary manslaughter in California court. PG&E Chief Executive Officer Bill Johnson entered individual guilty pleas on Tuesday on behalf of the company for 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the fire, which was blamed on the company’s crumbling electrical grid. “PG&E will never forget the Camp …

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Fire officials determine PG&E equipment sparked deadly fire
5 years, 7 months ago

Fire officials determine PG&E equipment sparked deadly fire

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As California fire investigators officially concluded that the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century was caused by Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. power lines, lawmakers expressed deep skepticism about whether the utility had made the dramatic changes needed to prevent another deadly blaze. “We need to know what the lessons learned are.” State fire officials said transmission …

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Officials: PG&E equipment sparked deadly California wildfire
5 years, 7 months ago

Officials: PG&E equipment sparked deadly California wildfire

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. power lines sparked a Northern California blaze that killed 85 people last year, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, state fire officials said Wednesday. Cal Fire said transmission lines owned and operated by the San Francisco-based utility started the Nov. 8 fire that nearly destroyed the town of Paradise …

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