California Finds PG&E Responsible for a Second Wildfire
California investigators have found utility PG&E (NYSE: PCG) responsible for starting the Kincaid wildfire in Sonoma County in October 2019. The fire burned 77,800 acres and destroyed 374 structures, including 174 homes, though there were no fatalities.
State investigators have officially determined the cause of the fire to be a PG&E transmission line, according to The Wall Street Journal. The utility has previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter for deaths related to the Camp Fire in 2018, which killed 84 people and destroyed the town of Paradise, California.
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