California's deadliest wildfire is blamed in lawsuit on faulty utility transmission tower

[Leroy N. Soetoro]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-s-deadliest-wildfire-
blamed-lawsuit-faulty-utility-transmission-tower-n944811

The Camp Fire, which killed at least 88 people in Northern California, was
started by faulty steel rings high atop an electric company's transmission
tower which brought dangerous live wires crashing down, a lawsuit claimed
on Thursday.

A civil complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court accused Pacific
Gas and Electric Co. of failing to properly maintain a tower near the town
of Pulga in Butte County, which allowed a live wire to come loose on the
morning of Nov. 8 and touch off the most deadly wildfire in California
history.

Rings that link power lines either fell or broke off on the 75-foot-tall
tower, plaintiffs claim. Some utility towers in this area are nearly a
century old, according to the lawsuit by about three dozen plaintiffs and
which was first reported by NBC Bay Area.

"PG&E's failure to properly inspect and maintain the tower led to damage
to the tower jumper extension which in turn brought the uninsulated jumper
into contact with the steel tower," according to the lawsuit. "Blazing hot
molten materials dropped into the fine dead fuels below the conductor
igniting the devastating Camp Fire."

In addition killing at least 88 people, the Camp Fire burned 153,336 acres
and torched 13,972 homes, Cal Fire has said. Nearly all of the town of
Paradise was destroyed.

“The cause of the Camp Fire is still under investigation," PG&E spokesman
Matt Nauman said. "We continue to focus on assessing infrastructure,
safely restoring power where possible and helping our customers recover
and rebuild.”

Just days after the Camp Fire began and as it was still raging out of
control, the utility said in a statement to the state utilities commission
that it had warned a local customer in Butte County about "problems with
sparks" near the fire's ignition point.

Plaintiff's lawyer Dario de Ghetaldi told NBC News his investigators have
been to the ignition point of the Camp Fire and found a downed utility
tower that he believes touched off the blaze.

"What's happened is that Cal Fire secured what they're calling the 'crime
scene' and that they've removed the part of the tower" where the faulty
rings broke or collapsed, de Ghetaldi said, using the shorthand name for
the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Based on PG&E's earlier admission of power sparks in the area, de Ghetaldi
contended that it's a "reasonable inference," that these faulty
connections caused the fire.

High winds, cold, rain and hot summers in rural regions of Northern
California make utility towers particularly vulnerable, de Ghetaldi said.

"PG&E specifically knew that wildfire could result in death and injury to
members of the public and could result in the destruction of structures
and property," the lawsuit said. "PG&E needs to put safety over profits,
regardless of cost."

Thursday's lawsuit, representing three dozen people who lived in the burn
zone, was the seventh Camp Fire-related action by filed by de Ghetaldi. He
said he expects more lawsuit for additional Camp Fire victims.

"It’ll be in the hundreds, perhaps in the thousands" of plaintiffs
eventually brought into a coordinated civil action, the lawyer said.

The Camp Fire, and concerns about any connection between PG&E and how the
blaze started, has taken toll on the company's stock value. It closed at
$26.03 a share on Thursday — down from its closing price of $48.80 on Nov.
7 and its 52-week high of $53.89.
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Post by Leroy N. Soetoro
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-s-deadliest-wildfire-
blamed-lawsuit-faulty-utility-transmission-tower-n944811
The Camp Fire, which killed at least 88 people in Northern California, was
started by faulty steel rings high atop an electric company's transmission
tower which brought dangerous live wires crashing down, a lawsuit claimed
on Thursday.
A civil complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court accused Pacific
Gas and Electric Co. of failing to properly maintain a tower near the town
of Pulga in Butte County, which allowed a live wire to come loose on the
morning of Nov. 8 and touch off the most deadly wildfire in California
history.
Rings that link power lines either fell or broke off on the 75-foot-tall
tower, plaintiffs claim. Some utility towers in this area are nearly a
century old, according to the lawsuit by about three dozen plaintiffs and
which was first reported by NBC Bay Area.
"PG&E's failure to properly inspect and maintain the tower led to damage
to the tower jumper extension which in turn brought the uninsulated jumper
into contact with the steel tower," according to the lawsuit. "Blazing hot
molten materials dropped into the fine dead fuels below the conductor
igniting the devastating Camp Fire."
In addition killing at least 88 people, the Camp Fire burned 153,336 acres
and torched 13,972 homes, Cal Fire has said. Nearly all of the town of
Paradise was destroyed.
“The cause of the Camp Fire is still under investigation," PG&E spokesman
Matt Nauman said. "We continue to focus on assessing infrastructure,
safely restoring power where possible and helping our customers recover
and rebuild.”
Just days after the Camp Fire began and as it was still raging out of
control, the utility said in a statement to the state utilities commission
that it had warned a local customer in Butte County about "problems with
sparks" near the fire's ignition point.
Plaintiff's lawyer Dario de Ghetaldi told NBC News his investigators have
been to the ignition point of the Camp Fire and found a downed utility
tower that he believes touched off the blaze.
"What's happened is that Cal Fire secured what they're calling the 'crime
scene' and that they've removed the part of the tower" where the faulty
rings broke or collapsed, de Ghetaldi said, using the shorthand name for
the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Based on PG&E's earlier admission of power sparks in the area, de Ghetaldi
contended that it's a "reasonable inference," that these faulty
connections caused the fire.
High winds, cold, rain and hot summers in rural regions of Northern
California make utility towers particularly vulnerable, de Ghetaldi said.
"PG&E specifically knew that wildfire could result in death and injury to
members of the public and could result in the destruction of structures
and property," the lawsuit said. "PG&E needs to put safety over profits,
regardless of cost."
Thursday's lawsuit, representing three dozen people who lived in the burn
zone, was the seventh Camp Fire-related action by filed by de Ghetaldi. He
said he expects more lawsuit for additional Camp Fire victims.
"It’ll be in the hundreds, perhaps in the thousands" of plaintiffs
eventually brought into a coordinated civil action, the lawyer said.
The Camp Fire, and concerns about any connection between PG&E and how the
blaze started, has taken toll on the company's stock value. It closed at
$26.03 a share on Thursday — down from its closing price of $48.80 on Nov.
7 and its 52-week high of $53.89.

Didn't some regulatory commission break up PG&E into three smaller
companies a few years ago. The breakup would have created a separate
company that only built and maintained the transmission lines,
disconnecting it from the production of power and the delivering it to
individual customers. Maybe in 20 - 20 hindsight, that wasn't such a
smart move. They're also under pressure to have "diversity" in their
workforce, which may have come at the cost of ethical business operating
rules and / or employee competence. California's goal, after all, is to
become a Latin American failed state.

[STO...]

Post by DFENS

Post by Leroy N. Soetoro
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-s-deadliest-wildfire-
blamed-lawsuit-faulty-utility-transmission-tower-n944811
The Camp Fire, which killed at least 88 people in Northern California, was
started by faulty steel rings high atop an electric company's
transmission
tower which brought dangerous live wires crashing down, a lawsuit claimed
on Thursday.
A civil complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court accused Pacific
Gas and Electric Co. of failing to properly maintain a tower near the town
of Pulga in Butte County, which allowed a live wire to come loose on the
morning of Nov. 8 and touch off the most deadly wildfire in California
history.
Rings that link power lines either fell or broke off on the 75-foot-tall
tower, plaintiffs claim. Some utility towers in this area are nearly a
century old, according to the lawsuit by about three dozen plaintiffs and
which was first reported by NBC Bay Area.
"PG&E's failure to properly inspect and maintain the tower led to damage
to the tower jumper extension which in turn brought the uninsulated jumper
into contact with the steel tower," according to the lawsuit. "Blazing hot
molten materials dropped into the fine dead fuels below the conductor
igniting the devastating Camp Fire."
In addition killing at least 88 people, the Camp Fire burned 153,336 acres
and torched 13,972 homes, Cal Fire has said. Nearly all of the town of
Paradise was destroyed.
“The cause of the Camp Fire is still under investigation," PG&E spokesman
Matt Nauman said. "We continue to focus on assessing infrastructure,
safely restoring power where possible and helping our customers recover
and rebuild.”
Just days after the Camp Fire began and as it was still raging out of
control, the utility said in a statement to the state utilities commission
that it had warned a local customer in Butte County about "problems with
sparks" near the fire's ignition point.
Plaintiff's lawyer Dario de Ghetaldi told NBC News his investigators have
been to the ignition point of the Camp Fire and found a downed utility
tower that he believes touched off the blaze.
"What's happened is that Cal Fire secured what they're calling the 'crime
scene' and that they've removed the part of the tower" where the faulty
rings broke or collapsed, de Ghetaldi said, using the shorthand name for
the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Based on PG&E's earlier admission of power sparks in the area, de Ghetaldi
contended that it's a "reasonable inference," that these faulty
connections caused the fire.
High winds, cold, rain and hot summers in rural regions of Northern
California make utility towers particularly vulnerable, de Ghetaldi said.
"PG&E specifically knew that wildfire could result in death and injury to
members of the public and could result in the destruction of structures
and property," the lawsuit said. "PG&E needs to put safety over profits,
regardless of cost."
Thursday's lawsuit, representing three dozen people who lived in the burn
zone, was the seventh Camp Fire-related action by filed by de
Ghetaldi. He
said he expects more lawsuit for additional Camp Fire victims.
"It’ll be in the hundreds, perhaps in the thousands" of plaintiffs
eventually brought into a coordinated civil action, the lawyer said.
The Camp Fire, and concerns about any connection between PG&E and how the
blaze started, has taken toll on the company's stock value. It closed at
$26.03 a share on Thursday — down from its closing price of $48.80 on Nov.
7 and its 52-week high of $53.89.

Didn't some regulatory commission break up PG&E into three smaller
companies a few years ago.  The breakup would have created a separate
company that only built and maintained the transmission lines,
disconnecting it from the production of power and the delivering it to
individual customers.  Maybe in 20 - 20 hindsight, that wasn't such a
smart move.  They're also under pressure to have "diversity" in their
workforce, which may have come at the cost of ethical business operating
rules and / or employee competence.  California's goal, after all, is to
become a Latin American failed state.

Great line... California's goal, after all, is to become a Latin
American failed state.


That is what they seem to be trying to do and I usually call it their
attempt at being the best at mediocrity that they can be.

They use Affirmative Action laws which are in fact JIM CROW laws.

*One man's Affirmative Action law is another man's Jim Crow law*

[DFENS]

On 12/10/2018 8:33 PM, Fire the proton torpedoes-Then
BeamMeUpScotty-There's NO sign of intelligent life down here-NO STO...

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Post by DFENS

Post by Leroy N. Soetoro
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-s-deadliest-wildfire-
blamed-lawsuit-faulty-utility-transmission-tower-n944811
The Camp Fire, which killed at least 88 people in Northern California, was
started by faulty steel rings high atop an electric company's transmission
tower which brought dangerous live wires crashing down, a lawsuit claimed
on Thursday.
A civil complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court accused Pacific
Gas and Electric Co. of failing to properly maintain a tower near the town
of Pulga in Butte County, which allowed a live wire to come loose on the
morning of Nov. 8 and touch off the most deadly wildfire in California
history.
Rings that link power lines either fell or broke off on the 75-foot-tall
tower, plaintiffs claim. Some utility towers in this area are nearly a
century old, according to the lawsuit by about three dozen plaintiffs and
which was first reported by NBC Bay Area.
"PG&E's failure to properly inspect and maintain the tower led to damage
to the tower jumper extension which in turn brought the uninsulated jumper
into contact with the steel tower," according to the lawsuit. "Blazing hot
molten materials dropped into the fine dead fuels below the conductor
igniting the devastating Camp Fire."
In addition killing at least 88 people, the Camp Fire burned 153,336 acres
and torched 13,972 homes, Cal Fire has said. Nearly all of the town of
Paradise was destroyed.
“The cause of the Camp Fire is still under investigation," PG&E spokesman
Matt Nauman said. "We continue to focus on assessing infrastructure,
safely restoring power where possible and helping our customers recover
and rebuild.”
Just days after the Camp Fire began and as it was still raging out of
control, the utility said in a statement to the state utilities commission
that it had warned a local customer in Butte County about "problems with
sparks" near the fire's ignition point.
Plaintiff's lawyer Dario de Ghetaldi told NBC News his investigators have
been to the ignition point of the Camp Fire and found a downed utility
tower that he believes touched off the blaze.
"What's happened is that Cal Fire secured what they're calling the 'crime
scene' and that they've removed the part of the tower" where the faulty
rings broke or collapsed, de Ghetaldi said, using the shorthand name for
the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Based on PG&E's earlier admission of power sparks in the area, de Ghetaldi
contended that it's a "reasonable inference," that these faulty
connections caused the fire.
High winds, cold, rain and hot summers in rural regions of Northern
California make utility towers particularly vulnerable, de Ghetaldi said.
"PG&E specifically knew that wildfire could result in death and injury to
members of the public and could result in the destruction of structures
and property," the lawsuit said. "PG&E needs to put safety over profits,
regardless of cost."
Thursday's lawsuit, representing three dozen people who lived in the burn
zone, was the seventh Camp Fire-related action by filed by de Ghetaldi. He
said he expects more lawsuit for additional Camp Fire victims.
"It’ll be in the hundreds, perhaps in the thousands" of plaintiffs
eventually brought into a coordinated civil action, the lawyer said.
The Camp Fire, and concerns about any connection between PG&E and how the
blaze started, has taken toll on the company's stock value. It closed at
$26.03 a share on Thursday — down from its closing price of $48.80 on Nov.
7 and its 52-week high of $53.89.

Didn't some regulatory commission break up PG&E into three smaller
companies a few years ago.  The breakup would have created a separate
company that only built and maintained the transmission lines,
disconnecting it from the production of power and the delivering it to
individual customers.  Maybe in 20 - 20 hindsight, that wasn't such a
smart move.  They're also under pressure to have "diversity" in their
workforce, which may have come at the cost of ethical business operating
rules and / or employee competence.  California's goal, after all, is to
become a Latin American failed state.

Great line... California's goal, after all, is to become a Latin
American failed state.
That is what they seem to be trying to do and I usually call it their
attempt at being the best at mediocrity that they can be.
They use Affirmative Action laws which are in fact JIM CROW laws.
*One man's Affirmative Action law is another man's Jim Crow law*

I like that great line. I'll have to use it in future posts of mine.

*One man's Affirmative Action law is another man's Jim Crow law.*

[Byker]

"Fire the proton torpedoes-Then BeamMeUpScotty-There's NO sign of

Great line... California's goal, after all, is to become a Latin American
failed state.

It already is:

http://lisamariecurtis.com/why-california-is-a-failed-state/

https://canadafreepress.com/article/failed-state-california-overtaxed-overregulated-overopinionated-and-underha

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/01/california-ranks-last-quality-life-new-report/384853002/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasdelbeccaro/2017/02/22/ca-the-physical-collapse-of-a-social-state/#5146aa656bdb

[DFENS]

Post by DFENS

Post by Leroy N. Soetoro
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-s-deadliest-wildfire-
blamed-lawsuit-faulty-utility-transmission-tower-n944811
The Camp Fire, which killed at least 88 people in Northern California, was
started by faulty steel rings high atop an electric company's
transmission
tower which brought dangerous live wires crashing down, a lawsuit claimed
on Thursday.
A civil complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court accused Pacific
Gas and Electric Co. of failing to properly maintain a tower near the town
of Pulga in Butte County, which allowed a live wire to come loose on the
morning of Nov. 8 and touch off the most deadly wildfire in California
history.
Rings that link power lines either fell or broke off on the 75-foot-tall
tower, plaintiffs claim. Some utility towers in this area are nearly a
century old, according to the lawsuit by about three dozen plaintiffs and
which was first reported by NBC Bay Area.
"PG&E's failure to properly inspect and maintain the tower led to damage
to the tower jumper extension which in turn brought the uninsulated jumper
into contact with the steel tower," according to the lawsuit. "Blazing hot
molten materials dropped into the fine dead fuels below the conductor
igniting the devastating Camp Fire."
In addition killing at least 88 people, the Camp Fire burned 153,336 acres
and torched 13,972 homes, Cal Fire has said. Nearly all of the town of
Paradise was destroyed.
“The cause of the Camp Fire is still under investigation," PG&E spokesman
Matt Nauman said. "We continue to focus on assessing infrastructure,
safely restoring power where possible and helping our customers recover
and rebuild.”
Just days after the Camp Fire began and as it was still raging out of
control, the utility said in a statement to the state utilities commission
that it had warned a local customer in Butte County about "problems with
sparks" near the fire's ignition point.
Plaintiff's lawyer Dario de Ghetaldi told NBC News his investigators have
been to the ignition point of the Camp Fire and found a downed utility
tower that he believes touched off the blaze.
"What's happened is that Cal Fire secured what they're calling the 'crime
scene' and that they've removed the part of the tower" where the faulty
rings broke or collapsed, de Ghetaldi said, using the shorthand name for
the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Based on PG&E's earlier admission of power sparks in the area, de Ghetaldi
contended that it's a "reasonable inference," that these faulty
connections caused the fire.
High winds, cold, rain and hot summers in rural regions of Northern
California make utility towers particularly vulnerable, de Ghetaldi said.
"PG&E specifically knew that wildfire could result in death and injury to
members of the public and could result in the destruction of structures
and property," the lawsuit said. "PG&E needs to put safety over profits,
regardless of cost."
Thursday's lawsuit, representing three dozen people who lived in the burn
zone, was the seventh Camp Fire-related action by filed by de
Ghetaldi. He
said he expects more lawsuit for additional Camp Fire victims.
"It’ll be in the hundreds, perhaps in the thousands" of plaintiffs
eventually brought into a coordinated civil action, the lawyer said.
The Camp Fire, and concerns about any connection between PG&E and how the
blaze started, has taken toll on the company's stock value. It closed at
$26.03 a share on Thursday — down from its closing price of $48.80 on Nov.
7 and its 52-week high of $53.89.

Didn't some regulatory commission break up PG&E into three smaller
companies a few years ago.  The breakup would have created a separate
company that only built and maintained the transmission lines,
disconnecting it from the production of power and the delivering it to
individual customers.  Maybe in 20 - 20 hindsight, that wasn't such a
smart move.  They're also under pressure to have "diversity" in their
workforce, which may have come at the cost of ethical business operating
rules and / or employee competence.  California's goal, after all, is to
become a Latin American failed state.

Give a listen about 32 minutes into this podcast. The comments about
PG&E are political dynamite.