A $225 million lawsuit has been filed against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company over damage caused during the 2021 Dixie Fire.
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PG&E Agrees to $45M Penalty to Settle Action Over 2021 Dixie Wildfire
PG&E has agreed to pay a $45 million penalty to settle an action brought by California’s public utilities regulator for its part in the Dixie Fire in 2021, which burned through five counties in the north of the state and took three months to extinguish.
PG&E Responsible for Dixie Fire, California Finds
California investigators have concluded that PG&E Corp. power lines sparked a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills last summer, which grew to become the state’s second-largest in history. Cal Fire officials said in a statement late Tuesday that the fire started when a tree came into contact with the company’s electrical distribution lines in the… Continue reading PG&E Responsible for Dixie Fire, California Finds
Dixie Fire Is Now Second Largest in California History
The Dixie Fire ravaging Northern California over the weekend has become the state’s second largest on record. Cal Fire, the state firefighting agency, on Sunday reported that the blaze, which has burned for 25 days, had burned more than 463,000 acres. Butte, Lassen, Plumas and Tehama Counties were affected, including the Lassen Volcanic National Park,… Continue reading Dixie Fire Is Now Second Largest in California History
Dixie Fire Wipes Out California Gold Rush Town of Greenville
The largest wildfire in California this year “catastrophically destroyed” the gold rush town of Greenville on Wednesday night, then forced the closure of a national park on Thursday while also chasing residents from their homes across the northern Sierra Nevada region. The Dixie Fire, now the sixth-largest blaze in the state’s modern history, has been… Continue reading Dixie Fire Wipes Out California Gold Rush Town of Greenville