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November 14, 2018

PG&E says there were ‘problems with sparks' before big Calif. fire

  • Investigators declared an area surrounding power lines in the town of Pulga a crime scene.
    • By MARTHA MENDOZA and GARANCE BURKE
    Associated Press

    PULGA, Calif. — A day before a deadly blaze destroyed a California town, the giant utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co. got in touch with Betsy Ann Cowley, saying the company needed access to her property because its power lines were causing sparks.

    The cause of the fire is still under investigation. What is known is that it started Thursday near Cowley's property in the tiny town of Pulga, incinerated the neighboring town of Paradise and killed at least 42 people.


     
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