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Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation

Jan. 19, 2023

Preliminary hearing starts for PG&E over Zogg Fire charges

“We accept CAL FIRE’s determination that a tree falling into our power line caused the 2020 Zogg Fire,” Lynsey Paulo, director of marketing and communications for PG&E, said in an email after the first of what may be a two-week preliminary hearing. “However, we believe PG&E did not commit any crimes.”

Attorneys for Pacific Gas and Electric Co. appeared in Shasta County Superior Court on Wednesday for the first day of a preliminary hearing to determine if there is sufficient evidence to bring the company to trial over its alleged role in causing the 2020 Zogg Fire, which killed four people.

“We accept CAL FIRE’s determination that a tree falling into our power line caused the 2020 Zogg Fire,” Lynsey Paulo, director of marketing and commu...

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