The fire, which started on July 13, burned more than 900,000 acres and destroyed hundreds of buildings.
Cal Fire has been investigating the cause of the Dixie Fire for months. The fire burned 963,309 acres across Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta and Tehama County, destroyed 1,329 structures and left 95 damaged. The fire burned for more than 100 days until it was finally 100% contained on October 25.that its equipment may have been to blame for the Dixie Fire.
In a statement on Tuesday, the company said,"As we shared in our public statement in Chico in July after the start of the Dixie Fire, a large tree struck one of our normally operating lines. This tree was one of more than 8 million trees within strike distance to PG&E lines."to bury some 10,000 miles of power lines over the next 10 years in areas that are at high risk for wildfires.
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