After lawsuits blaming Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) for causing the Camp Fire was filed, the company confirmed on Dec. 11 that several signs of damage, including a broken hook, flash mark, as well as bullet holes, were found on its equipment in the vicinity of where the fire started, according to a letter PG&E sent to the California Public Utilities Commission.
According to the letter, a PG&E employee spotted a fire that was close to a power transmission tower around 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 8. Later that day, an aerial patrol realized the tower was damaged as a suspension insulator, which was supposed to support a transposition jumper, had separated from an arm on the tower but was still above the ground.
