PG&E Co. announced Monday that it will plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of unlawfully starting a fire in connection with the 2018 Camp Fire that ravaged Butte County.
Officials with PG&E said in a statement that the company will pay $4 million in fines, including expenses incurred by the Butte County District Attorney’s Office in their criminal investigation. The blaze killed 85 people and destroyed 18,804 structures, per Cal Fire.
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