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11/12/2018: Pulga, CA: Betsy Ann Cowley, who owns land near where the deadly Camp Fire started in Butte County, said Monday Pacific Gas & Electric Co. sought access to her property just before the blaze started because the utility’s power lines were causing sparks.
Even though they were aware, PG&E did not shut off the electricity.
It’s still not clear what caused the massive fire that started Thursday, killing at least 29 people and destroying the Sierra Nevada foothill town of Paradise.
PG&E has said it experienced a problem on an electrical transmission line near the site of the massive fire, minutes before the blaze broke out.
The fire started on 64 acres of land in Pulga, California, owned by Betsy Ann Cowley.
READ: PG&E Could Be to Blame For Sparking Camp Fire In Butte County
Cowley told The Associated Press she received an email from the utility on Wednesday telling her that crews needed to come to her property to work on the high-power lines because “they were having problems with sparks.”
PG&E declined to discuss the email when contacted by AP.
Two days before the fire started, PG&E told customers in nine counties, including Butte County, that it might shut off their power Nov. 8 because of extreme fire danger. The fire started about 6:30 a.m. that morning.
Later that day, PG&E said it had decided against a power cut because weather conditions did not warrant one.
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