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    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.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Nov 21, 2018 • 1 min read

    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. 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.

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    1 of 5
    Native American chef on crafting an alternative Thanksgiving
    1. 0:00PG&E is suspected of causing Camp Fire, but might be protected from liabilityYou’re reading this
    2. 8:13Why washing E. Coli-contaminated romaine lettuce isn't safe enough
    3. 16:09‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ takes on web addiction, cruelty and viral exploitation
    4. 29:52Native American chef on how he celebrates Thanksgiving
    5. 39:15Last-minute cooking hacks to save Thanksgiving
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