The fire, which started on Oct. 23, 2019, was paired with widespread evacuation orders in the North Bay and Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) throughout PG&E’s service area.
The Kincade Fire burned a total of 77,758 acres, destroyed 374 buildings and caused four non-life threatening injuries, according to a CAL FIRE press release.
“After a very meticulous and thorough investigation, CAL FIRE has determined that the Kincade Fire was caused by electrical transmission lines owned and operated by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) located northeast of Geyserville,” the release states, noting that dry and windy weather conditions helped the fire spread.
CAL FIRE has sent its investigative report to the Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch’s office, according to the press release.
PG&E did not immediately return a request for comment.
UPDATE – 5:10pm, July 16:
UPDATE – 11:40am, July 17:
PG&E released the following statement in response to CAL FIRE’s report last night:
We
appreciate all the heroic efforts of the first responders who fought
the 2019 Kincade Fire, helped local citizens evacuate and made sure no
one perished in the fire.
We
are aware of CAL FIRE’s news release stating that PG&E facilities
caused the fire. At this time, we do not have access to CAL FIRE’s
investigative report or the evidence
it has collected. We look forward to reviewing both at the appropriate
time.
We
want our customers and communities to know that safety is our most
important responsibility and that we are working hard every day to
reduce wildfire risk throughout
our service area.
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