Federal investigators took possession of a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. utility transmission pole and attached equipment in a criminal probe into what started the Mosquito fire in September 2022.

The official cause of the Mosquito Fire remains under investigation by state and federal fire authorities. But a criminal investigation was launched in September into the role PG&E may have played ...

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in September, PG&E said it was under investigation for possibly starting the Mosquito Fire. In December, the Placer County Water Agency ...

In a separate statement, Placer County counsel Karin Schwab said, "Placer County's lawsuit seeks to recover taxpayer resources lost in the fire." Burning for 50 days, the Mosquito Fire scorched ...

The fire was active for 50 days after sparking on Sept. 6. | VIDEO BELOW | Feds seize PG&E equipment as part of investigation into Mosquito FireThe lawsuit was filed in San Francisco Superior ...

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is facing another lawsuit filed by El Dorado and Placer counties — along with other public entities — for damages caused by the Mosquito Fire. I'm Microsoft's former VP of ...