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"At least 13 new fires were started between Detroit and Mehama from downed power lines during the peak of Monday's wind event." – Northwest Interagency Incident Management Teams https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2020/09/15/at-least-13-of-the-oregon-blazes-that-fed-the-beachie-creek-fire-were-started-by-downed-power-lines/
Earlier this year, Pacific Gas & Electric plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for its role causing the 2018 Camp fire in the Northern California town of Paradise, California’s deadliest wildfire. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-23/pge-pleads-guilty-to-84-counts-of-manslaughter-over-paradise-fire
PG&E power lines also caused the destructive Kincade Fire in Sonoma County in October 2019. The wildfire burned 78,000 acres and destroyed 374 structures. Luckily, nobody was killed during this wildfire. https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/16/pge-power-line-caused-kincade-fire-sonoma-county-state-investigation-wildfire/
The deadly 2017 Tubbs fire that killed 22 people in Northern California wine country was caused by failure of a private electrical system, not equipment of PG&E, but the fire was pushed by strong winds as it destroyed more than 5,600 structures. https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/cal-fire-says-tubbs-fire-caused-by-private-electrical-system-not-pge/?ref=related&gallery=7CDEE642-79E8-4433-B1A7-861C2DE53236
"Washington fire officials say all of the fires started across the state Monday [Sept 7] are likely human-caused. Fires burned nearly 300,000 acres just Monday in Washington. Forecasters expect winds of 75 miles per hour to turn small fires into huge ones." https://www.koin.com/news/wildfires/wildfire-destroys-malden-washington-gov-jay-inslee-press-conference-09082020/
Southern California Edison equipment was responsible for the ignition of the 2018 Woolsey Fire, which destroyed 1,643 structures, killed three people and prompted the evacuation of more than 295,000 people in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/30/us/southern-california-edison-responsible-woolsey-fire/index.html
