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State Investigators: PG&E Equipment Caused Deadly Camp Fire

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Pacific Gas and Electric crews repair power lines that were destroyed by the Camp Fire on November 21, 2018 in Paradise, California. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

State investigators concluded Wednesday that PG&E’s transmission lines caused last November’s Camp Fire, which claimed 85 lives, burned more than 150,000 acres and leveled the Butte County town of Paradise. The wildfire was the deadliest and most destructive in California history. We’ll discuss the findings and their implications.

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Dan Brekke, editor and reporter, KQED News

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