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California company will not be charged for 2018 wildfire

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The California Department of Justice announced Friday it will not be charging Southern California Edison for the 2018 Woolsey Fire.

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Yahoo News

State Attorney General Will Not Pursue Criminal Charges Against Edison Over 2018 Woolsey Fire

The state Attorney General's Office has completed its investigation into the 2018 Woolsey Fire and will not pursue any criminal charges against Southern California Edison over its ignition, saying there is "insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution."

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Reuters

California DOJ drops criminal charges against utility over role in igniting 2018 fire

- The California Department of Justice (CADOJ) said it will drop criminal charges against Southern California Edison after probing the utility company's role in igniting the 2018 Woolsey wildfire in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. The Woolsey fire burned 96,949 acres of land, destroyed 1,643 structures, killed three Californians, and prompted the evacuation of more than 295,000 people

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

No criminal charges in fatal 2018 California wildfire

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Department of Justice said Friday that it will not bring criminal charges against a utility whose equipment sparked a 2018 fire that killed three people and destroyed more than 1,600 homes and other structures.

3 years ago·United States

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CNN

California utility won't be prosecuted over the deadly Woolsey fire

The California Department of Justice will not pursue criminal charges against utility company Southern California Edison for its role in starting the 2018 Woolsey Fire, which killed three people and destroyed more than 1,600 structures, the department said Friday.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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CBS Local

State Attorney General Will Not Pursue Criminal Charges Against Edison Over 2018 Woolsey Fire

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The state Attorney General’s Office has completed its investigation into the 2018 Woolsey Fire and will not pursue any criminal charges against Southern California Edison over its ignition, saying there is “insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution.”The Woolsey Fire began Nov. 8, 2018, and burned 96,949 acres of land, destroyed 1,643 structures, killed three people, and prompted the evacuation of more than 295…

3 years ago·United States

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KRDO

California utility will not be prosecuted over the deadly 2018 Woolsey fire

By Alexandra Meeks, CNNThe California Department of Justice will not pursue criminal charges against utility company Southern California Edison for its role in starting the 2018 Woolsey Fire, which killed three people and destroyed more than 1,600 structures, the department said Friday.An investigative report previously concluded the wildfire was ignited by utility equipment in fierce winds. It charred about 97,000 acres across Los Angeles and V…

3 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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