After California suffered through one of the worst wildfire seasons on record, a California utility has agreed to pay out $1 billion to 14 local governments in the state to help cover damages from wildfires started by its downed power lines.
The settlement offered by Pacific Gas & Electric would give more than half of the $1 billion to four governments that were affected by the 2018 Camp Fire that killed 85 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California. At least $270 million would go directly to the Town of Paradise, which was nearly wiped out during the blaze. In residential areas of the city, 80 to 90 percent of the people who lived there lost their home. Another $47 million will go to the Paradise Park and Recreation District.
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