Camp Fire survivors react to PG&E's guilty plea in wildfire lawsuit

Bridgette Bjorlo reports

REACTION TO TO THE UTILITIES,A GUILTY PLEA.

FOX 40'SBRIDGETTE BJORLO HAS THATSTORY.PAT BUTLER WATCH PARADISEBURNED FROM HER BACKYARD ANDYANKEE HILL THE HOME SHE BUILTHERSELF HAD STILL BEENSTANDING THEN BUT NOT FOR LONGIT JUST STARTED SPREADING BIGTIME AND I SAID I STAYED UPTHERE FOR 10 HOURS AND IWATCHED IT SO IT GOT TO ME ONTHE OTHER SIDE YOU SHE NOWLIVES IN A TRAILER NEXT TO THERUBBLE OF ALL THAT WAS BEFORETHE CAMP FIRE TORE THROUGH HERBUTTE COUNTY COMMUNITY, MYFRIENDS IN THE BACK DOORRUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES.

ITWAS JUST SO HEARTBREAKINGAMONG THE MORE THAN 80 LIVESLOST IN A DEADLY FIRE WHEREHER GOOD FRIEND RICHARD BROWNAND DAVID YOUNG JUST A SECONDCALIFORNIA UTILITY PG AND EPLEADED GUILTY TUESDAY TO 84COUNTS OF INVOLUNTARYMANSLAUGHTER FORMALLYADMITTING TO UNLAWFULLYCAUSING THE FIRE THAT STOLEAND DESTROYED SO MANY LIVES WEWE'RE GLAD THAT THEY ENTERED APLEA WHICH IS TRUE.

BUT OTHERSURVIVORS WHO LOST FRIENDSHOMES IN YEARS WORTH OFMEMORIES SAY THE APOLOGY CAMEA LITTLE TOO LATE I'M SORRYDOESN'T REPLACE SOMEBODYSHUSBAND WIFE BROTHER SUNSISTER IT DOESN'T REPLACEEVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY'SAND IT'S NEVER GOING TO BEREPLACED OR COMPENSATIONS ARENOT GOING TO TRY TO GET MEBACK WITH A HOT PG KNEESINTERIM CEO BILL SMITHRESPONDING TO VICTIMS IN ASTATEMENT THAT READS IN PARTQUOTE I HEAR THE PAIN ANDANGUISH IN ACKNOWLEDGE THELASTING IMPACT OF THE FIREWILL HAVE ON SO MANY PEOPLE INTHE BUTTE COUNTY COMMUNITY ANDFAR BEYOND ON BEHALF OFEVERYONE AT THE GENIE I COMMITTO DOING BETTER FOR OURCUSTOMERS TO DOING EVERYTHINGIN OUR POWER TO IMPROVE HOW WEOPERATE TO THAT NOTHING LIKETHE CAMPFIRE EVER HAPPENSAGAIN AND BUTLER SAYS IT CAN'THAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE FOR HERAND SO MANY SURVIVORS WHATHAPPENED IN BUTTE COUNTY 2 ANDA HALF YEARS AGO COULD ANDSHOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED ANDIF IT HAD BEEN SHE SAYS SHEWOULD ONCE AGAIN HAVE A HOMETO SLEEP IN AND THE PEOPLE SHELOVED WOULD ONLY BE A PHONECALL AWAY IF THERE MAYBE IT'SHAVING THAT TODAY WE WOULDHAVE THIS THEY WOULD BE A LIFE