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 show other severely worn hooks and their hanger plates from along the Caribou-Palermo transmission line. A broken hook on the line sparked the fire and PG&E crews were allowed to collect evidence in the criminal case against the company because no qualified contractors would do the work for prosecutors. An internal PG&E lab report also obtained by ABC10 showed PG&E knew parts showed this extent of wear on older transmission lines as early as seven months before the Camp Fire sparked.
Shasta County Father sues PG&E for death of wife and daughter in Zogg Fire, calls for criminal prosecution
The wrongful death suit, filed by Zach McLeod, accuses the company of failing to cut trees for fire safety and failing to switch off the power during the windstorm. Author: Brandon Rittiman Updated: 3:41 PM PST December 16, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. A Shasta County man whose wife and daughter died in the Zogg Fire filed a lawsuit Tuesday against PG&E, accusing the electric company of causing their deaths.
The wrongful death suit, filed by Zach McLeod, alleges that PG&E failed to properly cut trees to prevent them from hitting power lines and failed to switch off the power to the circuit at the place where the fire started. His wife, Alaina, 46, and their daughter Feyla, 8, died on Sept. 27 when flames overtook the pickup truck they were using to escape.