PG&E FACING NO CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR 2017 WINE COUNTRY FIRES

SONOMA, NAPA, HUMBOLDT, LAKE COUNTIES, Calif.-

PG&E faces no criminal charges in connection to the 2017 Wine Country fires, according to four local district attorneys.

Late Tuesday, Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch announced her agency and the district attorneys for Napa, Humboldt and Lake counties will not pursue criminal charges against PG&E in connection with the wildfires.

In a statement, she said “after an extensive review, each office determined that insufficient evidence exists to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that PG&E acted with a reckless disregard for human life in causing the fires, the standard necessary to sustain criminal charges."

PG&E still faces possible criminal prosecution in connection with the Camp Fire.

Last month, PG&E said in a regulatory filing that it believes it’s “probable” that the company’s equipment will be found to be the source of the devastating Butte County fire.

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