Officials: Power Lines Ignited Fatal Blaze in California

Officials: Power Lines Ignited Fatal Blaze in California
People walk past a fallen transformer and downed power lines in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Oct. 10, 2017. Nhat V. Meyer/San Jose Mercury News via AP
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SAN FRANCISCO—Two sagging Pacific Gas & Electric power lines made contact, sparked and ignited a Northern California wildfire last year that killed four people and injured a firefighter, officials said on Oct. 9.

The finding adds to the growing financial liability of PG&E over wildfires in the state.