Press Play with Madeleine Brand
PG&E is suspected of causing Camp Fire, but might be protected from liability
The Camp Fire is still burning. It is 80 percent contained. The death toll stands at 84, with 699 people still missing. A Pacific Gas & Electric power line is the suspected cause of the fire.
By Barbara Bogaev • • 1 min readThe Camp Fire is still burning. It is 80 percent contained. The death toll stands at 84, with 699 people still missing. A Pacific Gas & Electric power line is the suspected cause of the fire. Investigators have found the utility’s aging infrastructure at fault for a number of California’s most destructive recent wildfires. But California state lawmakers are already preparing a bill that would protect PG&E from liability.
