PG&E Says It May Have Sparked Dixie Fire in Northern California
- Dixie Fire is near site of Camp Fire that destroyed Paradise
- Worker discovered tree leaning against power line, report says
Smoke billows behind power lines as the Dixie Fire burns along Highway 70 in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on July 16.
Photographer: Noah Berger/AP Photo
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PG&E Corp. said its equipment may have started the Dixie Fire that has charred more than 30,000 acres in Northern California.
The California utility giant said a worker who was investigating a power outage near the area where the blaze started discovered two blown fuses and a “healthy green tree” leaning against a power line, with fire on the ground, according to an incident report filed Sunday with the California Public Utilities Commission.