Butte County Others Sue PGE over Dixie Fire
Five northern California counties including Butte, Shasta and Tehama have filed a lawsuit against PG&E over the destructive Dixie Fire. The second-largest fire in state history, the Dixie Fire burned over 963,000 acres, killed at least one person, and destroyed or damaged over 1,400 structures. The lawsuit was filed in San Franciso Superior Court and demands legal damages for injuries to public resources, natural resources, lost revenues, increased expenses, lost assets, injuries to infrastructure such as roads and water systems, and other injuries.