Categories: ThecounT

PG&E Officially Blamed For Devastating CA Camp Fire That Killed 85

BUTTE COUNTY, CA. (THECOUNT) — PG&E transmission lines in the Pulga area caused the horrific California Camp Fire, CAL FIRE investigators have determined.

The fire would end up the most destructive in California state history burning a total of 153,336 acres and destroyed 18,804 structures. The fire also killed 85 people.

The fire started in the early morning hours of Nov. 8, in Pulga.

The investigation identified a second ignition sight near the intersection of Concow Road and Rim Road. The cause of the second fire was determined to be vegetation into electrical distribution lines owned and operated by PG&E, reports ActionNewsNow.

The investigative report on the cause of the Camp Fire has been forwarded to Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey.

THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

this is why i'm hot

Recent Posts

NY Man Brian Cross ID’d As Victim In Tuesday Broome Fatal Motorcycle Crash

BROOME, NY. (THECOUNT) -- Brian W. Cross, 57, of Middleburgh, has been identified as the…

20 hours ago

WI Man Allen Falkowski ID’d As Victim In Tuesday Hatley Fatal Motorcycle Crash

HATLEY, WI. (THECOUNT) -- Allen L. Falkowski, 60, of Marathon, has been identified as the…

21 hours ago

Sean Ono Lennon Welcomes First Child At 50 With Charlotte Kemp Muhl

NEW YORK, NY. (THECOUNT) -- Sean Ono Lennon, the son of Beatles legend John Lennon…

21 hours ago

SC Parents Of Saylor Hayes Arrested After 5-Year-Old Found Dead In South Carolina Waterway

PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC. (THECOUNT) -- John Herb Hayes III, 70, and Geordyn Nichole Hayes, 30,…

21 hours ago

Bank Of America VP Erin Piacenti ID’d As Victim In Monday Times Square Fatal Stabbing

NEW YORK, NY. (THECOUNT) -- Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old Bank of America vice president from…

2 days ago

CA Father and Teen Daughter After Newborn Found Dead On Side Of Road, Incest Alleged

MOSS LANDING, CA. (THECOUNT) -- Sergio Galves Perez, 38, and his 14-year-old daughter, are wanted…

2 days ago