By Michael Brice-Saddler Michael Brice-Saddler General Assignment Reporter Email Bio Follow May 15 at 6:34 PM Fire officials concluded Wednesday that equipment operated by PG&E, the nation’s biggest utility company, caused the most destructive wildfire in California’s history.
Half a year after the Camp Fire killed 85 people and razed more than 150,000 acres in Northern California, investigators have determined that it was sparked by PG&E-controlled electrical transmission lines in the community of Pulga. Dry vegetation, strong winds and low humidity strengthened the fire, causing “extreme rates of spread” that ravaged the nearby communities of Concow, Paradise and Magalia.
Investigators also pointed out a second ignition site, which apparently caught fire when vegetation blew into electrical distribution lines owned by PG&E. That blaze was overrun by the fire originating in Pulga, officials said. PG&E filed for bankruptcy in January, anticipating the impact of liability claims stemming from the fires. The utility did not immediately return a request for comment Wednesday afternoon.
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