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May 16, 2019

California Investigators Find PG&E Sparked Worst Wildfire in State History
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California fire investigators said Wednesday that the Pacific Gas &
Electric company was to blame for last year's Camp Fire, the deadliest
and most destructive wildfire in California's history, which left 85
people dead and scorched more than 150,000 acres. Investigators
concluded the fire began after PG&E electrical transmission lines
ignited dry vegetation in at least two spots. In a statement, PG&E said
it accepted the determination. California has seen increasingly deadly
blazes in recent years as climate change drives higher temperatures,
extreme droughts and severe weather that make wildfires far more
destructive.


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