A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that a jury should determine whether Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. is responsible for the Tubbs fire of 2017, one of California’s worst wildfires, which could account for as much as two-thirds of the wildfire claims for 2017 and 2018.
The ruling comes nearly seven months after The California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Prevention absolved the utility of guilt, finding the fire was caused by a private electrical system adjacent to a residential structure. Victims and creditors disagree with the agency’s conclusion.