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PG&E pleads guilty to 84 deaths in 2018 Camp Fire

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PG&E pleads guilty to 84 deaths in 2018 Camp Fire
PG&E pleads guilty to 84 deaths in 2018 Camp Fire

Pacific Gas & Electric admitted to killing 84 people in the Camp Fire that devastated Northern California in 2018.

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRICFACING A BUTTE COUNTY JUDGEAND ALL THE FAMILIES LEFTDEVASTATED.

ERIC SOON AFTERTHIS MONSTER BLAZE IGNITEDBACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2018PEOPLE FORCED TO RUN FOR THEIRLIVES ARE POINTING THE FINGERAT PG AND E.FOR THEM TODAY'S GUILTYPLEAS WERE VINDICATION FORCAMP FIRE SURVIVORS.KHAN 25.

ON BEHALF OF PGAND E HOW DO YOU PLEAD AVIOLATION OF PENAL CODESECTION ONE 90 TO BEINVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER AS AFELONY CONCERNING THE DEATH OFROSE FARRELL AS ALLEGED INCOUNT, 25 OF THE INDICTMENT.YOU KNOW THAT YOUR HONOR.THE SCENES LIKE THIS SEAREDINTO THE MEMORIES OF THEVICTIMS TODAY OVER AND OVERAGAIN THEY HEARD PG E CEO BILLJOHNSON, IT MADE GUILT.NO WORDS FROM ME.

CAN NEVERREDUCE THE MAGNITUDE OF THATDEVASTATION.

OR DO ANYTHING TOREPAIR THE DAMAGE BUT I HOPE.I SINCERELY HOPE THAT THEACTIONS WE'RE TAKING TODAYWILL HELP BRING SOME MEASUREOF PEACE.

OUR EQUIPMENTSTARTED THAT FIRE DESTROYEDTHE TOWN OF PARADISE CONCOWSEVERELY BURNED GALLIA OTHERPARTS OF BUTTE COUNTY TOOK THELIVES OF 85 PEOPLE.

THOUSANDSOF PEOPLE LOST THEIR HOMES ANDBUSINESSES.

FORCED TO EVACUATEUNDER HORRIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES.I WISH THERE WAS SOME WAY TOTAKE BACK.

WHAT HAPPENED OR TOTAKE AWAY THE IMPACT.

THE PAINTHAT THESE PEOPLE HAVESUFFERED, BUT I KNOW THAT CANBE DONE.

BUT HERE'S WHAT I CANSAY FIRST PGA KNEE WILL NEVERFORGET THE CAMP FIRE THAT ALLTHAT TOOK FROM THE REGION.

WEREMAIN DEEPLY DEEPLY SORRY FORTHIS EVENT AND THE TRAGICCONSEQUENCES.EMOTIONAL FOR THE VICTIMSTO HEAR THOSE WORDS PG AND E

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