Investigation: PG&E knew old power line parts had 'severe wear'
Chapter one: THE RUN TO FAILURE POLICY The severely worn parts found in the Bay Area showed the same kind of wear that caused a power line to fall in Butte County, sparking the 2018 Camp Fire. The Camp Fire was sparked by PG&E’s Caribou-Palermo transmission line, which was even older than the line was originally identified as in PG&E’s lab report. Built in 1921, the line was 97 years old when it failed. Credit: SOURCE: PG&E These photos taken by PG&E and obtained by ABC10 s...
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