CNN United Shades of America June 4, 2024 02:56:00
Fire started when a c-hook on one of pg&e's electrical transmission towers broke. this caused a high voltage cable to fall. the sparks from the resulting short circuit ignited the dry brush below. although pg&e's records were unclear on specifics, it was estimated that the broken c-hook along with other components of the tower had been in use for about 97 years. yeah. >> they had inspected that transmission tower and had reported that they were going to replace the critical parts, but they never got around to it. >> and the camp fire is not the only time pg&e's negligence caused major fire dam...