PG&E enters billion-dollar settlement after fatal fire
Evidence shows that power cables caused the Californian wildfire, dubbed Camp Fire, that killed 85 people in the town of Paradise.
BY RITZAU
Californian utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has entered a settlement deal worth USD 1.7 billion with state authorities in recognition of its role in a series of devastating forest fires in 2017 and 2018 that killed more than 100 people.
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