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California Utility Company PG&E Faces Potential Liability For Wildfires

The Camp Fire rages through Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. (Noah Berger/AP)
The Camp Fire rages through Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. (Noah Berger/AP)

Questions are being asked about whether the Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s equipment ignited the Camp Fire that has devastated parts of Northern California. PG&E’s stock dropped more than 20 percent Wednesday, after the company said it could be facing billions of dollars in potential liability for the fire. Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with The Sacramento Bee’s Dale Kasler (@dakasler).

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