Homeowner Equipment Caused California Wine Country Fire

Homeowner Equipment Caused California Wine Country Fire
Car collector Gary Dower holds up a photo showing his 2010 Dodge Challenger Limited Edition SRT8 before it burned at his home in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Oct. 20, 2017. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images
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SACRAMENTO, California—In a long-awaited report, state investigators said on Jan. 24, that a 2017 wildfire that killed 22 people in Northern California wine country was caused by a private electrical system, not equipment belonging to embattled Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.

The state firefighting agency concluded that the blaze started next to a residence. It did not find any violations of state law.