A Shasta County judge on Wednesday dismissed all criminal charges against Pacific Gas & Electric for its role in the Zogg Fire, KCRA reported.
A Shasta County judge on Wednesday dismissed all criminal charges against Pacific Gas & Electric for its role in the Zogg Fire,The ruling comes after a tentative court order that found no evidence that multiple inspections of the area fell below industry standards, according to the TV station.
The judge said that the prosecutors' argument relies almost exclusively on evidence "learned about the tree after the fact and the fire resulting from the power lines being dropped due to the fall of the tree." The Zogg Fire broke out in 2020, killing four people and burning more than 56,000 acres in Shasta County. the Shasta County District attorney charged PG&E with manslaughter and other crimes.
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