California 49 structures have been destroyed by the fast-moving fire in Geyserville, California; Claudia

But the respite was not expected to be a long one.... PGE resorted to the shutoffs after fallen power lines and other electrical equipment were blamed for several blazes in recent years.... The company reported finding a “ broken jumper ” wire on a transmission tower that evening....

SAN FRANCISCO--Pacific Gas Electric has agreed to pay more than$ 55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires started by aging Northern California power lines belonging to the nation’s largest utility, prosecutors announced Monday. PGE does not admit wrongdoing in the two settlements reached with prosecutors for last year’s Dixie Fire — one of the biggest wildfires in California’s history — and the 2019 Kincade Fire in Sonoma County.... The deals expedite damage payments to

Officials said the fire was about 15 percent contained as of Monday evening, an improvement from just 5 percent containment earlier in the day.... “ We’re playing both offense and defense right now on two different sides of the fire, and we’re going to have to flip-flop that tomorrow when that wind event comes through, ” Cal Fire Division Chief Jonathan Cox said at a Monday night news conference.... He addeda major investigation by the public utilities commission would assess the company's pro

The blaze has so far destroyed 123 structures, 57 of which are residential homes.... Embers fly across a roadway as the Kincade Fire burns through the Jimtown community of Sonoma County, Calif., Oct.... It destroyed at least eight homes and damaged at least six, forcing LeBron James and thousands of others to flee....