PG&E acquitted in deadly wildfire case – but far from in the clear

American utility PG&E, which is under liquidation proceedings because the company's electrical equipment was thought to be responsible for several wildfires in California in 2017 and 2018, got a small reprieve in a US court.
Photo: /Ritzau Scanpix/AP/Vern Fisher/
Photo: /Ritzau Scanpix/AP/Vern Fisher/
BY RITZAU FINANS

The Californian authorities acquitted US-based utility PG&E of being responsible for deadly fires in Tubbs, California, two years ago. A fire that killed 86 people.

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