A $225 million lawsuit has been filed against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company over damage caused during the 2021 Dixie Fire.
The wildfire was the second-largest in the history of California, burning 963,309 acres, or more than 1,505 square miles, in several counties after igniting July 13 north of Cresta Dam. Shortly after the fire ignited, PG&E reported to the CPUC that its equipment might have been involved in starting the fire. In 2022, Cal Fire confirmed that the fire started after a tree hit PG&E equipment.
The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday and listed seven different business entities and trusts as plaintiffs that owned property in Plumas and Tehama counties when the Dixie Fire burned.
All of them own portions of the Collins Almanor Forest, and are seeking payment from PG&E for damages to property, timber and mill businesses caused by the fire.