PGaE Pleads Guilty to 84 Counts of Manslaughter in Camp Fire
On Thursday, a Butte County judge imposed a $3.5 million fine on PGaE for causing the 2018 Camp Fire -- the deadliest wildfire in California's history that claimed 84 lives. The ruling came after PGaE CEO Bill Johnson entered 84 individual guilty pleas for those deaths on Tuesday. Dozens spoke during the court proceeding recounting the horrifying deaths of loved ones who perished in the blaze. While PGaE, the state's largest utility, was held responsible, no executives were charged or face jail time. Critics say the fine and punishment is too lenient given that PGaE has been linked to a number of disasters since 2015. We’ll dive into PGaE's criminal case and the company's bankruptcy proceedings.
