Shasta and Tehama counties announced they filed suit Thursday against Pacific Gas & Electric Company and PG&E Corporation for injuries and damages to public resources caused by the Zogg Fire.
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## two northern california counties are suing pg&e over zogg fire damages.
Action news now reporter ana torrea is live in shasta county.
What's the basis for the suit ana?
Both shasta and tehama county are claiming pg&e's negligence caused the zogg fire debbie.
They say pg&e failed to remove a tree idenitfied for removal.
They also claim that same tree came into contact with pg&e's utility lines and that started the zogg fire.
People tell me if they're responsible then they should pay.
Well i think if the facts show that they are truly liable and responsible, then they need to be held responsible for it // i know that a lot of people are trying to recover it's really the responsibility of pg&e to step up and help become part of the solution in rebuilding the community rather than playing games and litigation.*take fscg* in a statement, pg&e said in part quote: "based on the current state of the law of inverse condemnation in california, and the facts and circumstances available to us today, we believe it is probable pg&e corporation and pg&e will incur a financial loss in connection with the zogg fire.
Regardless of the next steps, we remain focused on reducing wildfire risk across our service area and making our electric system more resilient to the climate- driven challenges we all face in california."
Pg&e tells action news now itsfully cooperating with cal fire and the cause of the fire is still under invesitgation.
Reporting live in shasta county, ana torrea, action news now coverage you can count on.
The "zogg fire" broke out on septmeber 27-th burning more than 50-thousand acres and
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