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Criminal

Aug. 11, 2016

PG&E convicted on six counts, faces small penalty

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. was convicted on Tuesday of six out of 12 criminal charges in connection with a pipeline blast that killed eight people in a quiet San Bruno neighborhood in 2010.

By Saul Sugarman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. was convicted on Tuesday of six out of 12 criminal charges in connection with a pipeline blast that killed eight people in a quiet San Bruno neighborhood in 2010.

The verdict puts PG&E on the hook for five felony counts of knowingly not inspecting its gas lines for possible outcomes like the one six years ago.

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