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MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. -- Some people whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the Gray Fire had the opportunity to speak with one of the lawyers filing a lawsuit on
Two lawsuits have been filed against an electric utility for allegedly sparking a fire in eastern Washington that killed a man and burned approximately
The suit alleges the utility designed its power lines to be bare, uncovered and carry a high voltage. All of that increases the risk of ignition when coming into contact with grass or equipment.
(The Center Square) – A Spokane-based electric utility is facing two lawsuits associated with the Gray Fire near Medical Lake that destroyed more than 250 homes and structures with one
Two lawsuits have been filed against a utility for allegedly sparking a fire in eastern Washington this summer that killed a man and burned about 240 homes. KREM-TV reports that a lawsuit filed Monday representing a landowner in Medical Lake says Inland Power and Light Company's electrical equipment contacted or caused sparks to surrounding vegetation that started the Gray fire on Aug. 18. The second lawsuit, filed on behalf of 44 fire victims, says an Inland Power utility light was seen sparking near the origin of the fire. Inland Power says the fire's cause is still under investigati...