US power company charged over deadly California forest fire
Los Angeles (AFP) - A US power company whose cables sparked a devastating California fire that killed four people has been charged with manslaughter, prosecutors said Friday. More than 56,000 acres (22,000 hectares) were set ablaze when power lines operated by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) came into contact with a tree in September 2020, igniting what became known as the Zogg Fire. Prosecutors said the company knew the tree in Shasta County was dangerously close to a powerline and should have removed it three years earlier. "We have sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that...