Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 25, 2021
5 counties sue PG&E for Dixie Fire
The utility’s spokesman, James Noonan, noted Friday the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection “has not made a determination on the cause of the Dixie Fire, and we have not been able to review all of the evidence Cal Fire collected.”
Five counties sued Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for an alleged role in the Dixie Fire -- now ranked the second largest wildfire in state history -- which began in July and has burned nearly one million acres.
"It's not just that utility-caused fires keep happening. It's that utility-caused fires have increased in frequency, in size, and in devastation over the last decade," plaintiffs' lawyer John P. Fiske said Friday. "The Dixie Fire i...
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