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Government

Jun. 7, 2013

PG&E, contractors to pay $50.5 million settlement for fire damage

Destructive wildfires that scorched thousands of acres of national forest land in Northern California have led to $50.5 million in settlements from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and its contractors, it was announced Thursday.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Destructive wildfires that scorched thousands of acres of national forest land in Northern California have led to $50.5 million in settlements from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and its contractors, U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner of the Eastern District announced Thursday. A 2004 fire in Amador County ignited when brush trimming crews smoked cigarettes in a dry, heavily wooded area. It destroyed enough timber to build more than 9,500 hom...

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