Climate Politics
PG&E Sued for Starting California’s Largest Wildfire in 2022 Season
- Mosquito fire has burned almost 77,000 acres in Sierra hills
- Utility has ‘a history of acting recklessly,’ complaint says
A firefighter uses a drip torch during the Mosquito fire near Volcanoville, California.
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PG&E Corp. was sued for causing California’s largest wildfire this year, less than two weeks after the utility told regulators about a power line failure near the time the fire reportedly started in the drought-parched Sierra Nevada foothills east of Sacramento.
The lawsuit, filed in state court in San Francisco, claims PG&E’s power lines ignited the Mosquito Fire Sept. 6, when the utility’s equipment contacted, or caused sparks to contact, vegetation.