PG&E Could Face Criminal Charges Over Deadly California Fire

PG&E Could Face Criminal Charges Over Deadly California Fire
A California Highway Patrol officer watches flames that are visible from the Zogg Fire on Clear Creek Road near Igo, Calif., on Sep. 28, 2020. Ethan Swope/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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Pacific Gas & Electric will face criminal charges because its equipment sparked a wildfire last year that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes, a Northern California prosecutor announced Thursday.

It would be the latest action against the nation’s largest utility, which was forced into bankruptcy over devastating wildfires ignited by its long-neglected electrical grid.