Camp Fire lawsuit claims PG&E ‘jumper’ cable, tower failure caused deadly blaze
Now a new lawsuit by
The lawsuit, filed Thursday on behalf of 34 survivors of the
"Blazing hot molten materials dropped into the fine dead fuels below the conductor igniting the devastating
The report led to a steep decline in parent company
"They took that part of the structure into custody," de Ghetaldi said.
It's unclear what caused the cable to come into contact with the tower. NBC Bay Area, quoting unidentified sources, said a steel hook on the extension might have failed, allowing the jumper line to come free and make contact with the tower.
The lawsuit faults "
He added, however, that the lack of insulation "is the industry norm."
The allegations about the
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The tower that's being investigated in the Camp fire "has been out there decades," he added. "It is 100 years, 90 years? 80 years?"
Last year the utility was fined
Separately,
It remains unknown if the devices played a role in the wine country fires -- or the
The pledge was part of a wide-ranging initiative
Critics have also accused
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