PG&E Reports Another Outage on Morning When California Fire Started

PG&E Reports Another Outage on Morning When California Fire Started
Employees of Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) mark gas lines in the aftermath of the Camp Fire. Reuters/Terray Sylvester
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NEW YORK—California utility PG&E Corp., facing investor concerns over its possible role in the deadly Camp Fire in Northern California, has reported another power-line outage that it experienced on the morning of Nov. 8 when the blaze started.

The incident report, which was filed on Nov. 16 with the safety division of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), said a line near the area of Concow in Butte County suffered an outage at 6:45 a.m. PST (9:45 a.m. EST) on Nov. 8.