United States: Oregon wildfire burns area nearly the size of Los Angeles
Meteorologists predicted critically dangerous fire weather through at least Monday with lightning possible in both California and southern Oregon
Los Angeles: Erratic winds and dry lightning added to the dangers for crews battling the nation s largest wildfire on Monday in parched Oregon forests, just one of dozens burning across several Western states.
The destructive Bootleg Fire, one of the largest in modern Oregon history, has already burned more than 476 square miles (1,210 sq km), an area about the size of Los Angeles. The blaze just north of the California state line was 25% contained.
Jul 19, 2021 02:36 pm
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Pacific Gas & Electric reported to California utility regulators that its equipment may have been involved in the start of a fire burning in the Sierra Nevada that is threatening hundreds of homes.
PG&E said in a report Sunday to the California Public Utilities Commission that a repairman responding to a circuit outage on July 13 spotted blown fuses in a conductor atop a pole, a tree leaning into the conductor and fire at the base of the tree.
The utility said its system showed around 7 a.m. that the Cresta Dam off Highway 70 had lost power but because of the steep, rough terrain, the worker sent to check it couldn’t reach the area until nearly 5 p.m.
PG&E says its equipment may be linked to massive Dixie Fire
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KTVU s Tom Vacar reports.
SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas & Electric equipment may have been involved in the start of the big Dixie Fire burning in the Sierra Nevada, the nation s largest utility reported to California regulators.
PG&E said in a report Sunday to the California Public Utilities Commission that a repair man responding to a circuit outage on July 13 spotted blown fuses in a conductor atop a pole, a tree leaning into the conductor and fire at the base of the tree.
The Dixie Fire has grown to nearly 47 square miles, largely in remote wilderness. The utility said investigators with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection have collected equipment from the location.
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Western wildfires: California utility says its equipment may be linked to fire; powerful storms bring more threats John Bacon, USA TODAY
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Pacific Gas & Electric, the nation’s largest utility, reported to California regulators that its equipment may have been involved in the start of the Dixie Fire burning in the Sierra Nevada.
The utility said in a filing Sunday that a repair man responding to a circuit outage July 13 spotted blown fuses in a conductor atop a pole, a tree leaning into the conductor and fire at the base of the tree.
PG&E equipment has repeatedly been linked to major wildfires, including the 2018 blaze that ravaged the Northern California town of Paradise.