Southern California Edison and 2 other business haveactually paid $22 million to settle U.S. federalgovernment declares that they triggered a 2016 wildfire that burned thousands of acres of nationwide forest
LOS ANGELES — Southern California Edison and 2 other business haveactually paid $22 million to settle U.S. federalgovernment declares that they triggered a 2016 wildfire that burned thousands of acres of nationwide forest, it was revealed Friday.
The cash covers damage from the Rey Fire as well as the expenses of combating the blaze, which was stimulated by a fallen Edison power line, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed.
“This settlement will compensate the public for the cost of combating the Rey Fire and bringback these federal lands that are delightedin by all Americans,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph T. McNally stated in a declaration.
The business concurred to pay without confessing misdeed or fault, according to the DOJ.
The Aug.