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 ...

COUNTIES ARE SUING PG&E FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE MOSQUITO FIRE LAST YEAR. GULSTAN: KCRA 3’S LYSEE MITRI HAS MORE ON THE LAWSUIT AND THE RECOVERY IN COMMUNITIES IMPACTED. LIZ A -- LYSEE ...

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 ...

Agencies in El Dorado and Placer counties are suing Pacific Gas & Electric Co. over the Mosquito fire, which burned 120 square miles last September and October in and around Foresthill and Georgetown.

According to CAL FIRE, the Mosquito Fire started on Sept. 6, 2022, near Mosquito Road and OxBow Reservoir. The fire then burned 76,788 acres and was fully contained on Oct. 27, 2022. Close Modal ...