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Complaint Alleges Destructive Norte Fire That Burned Homes In San Clemente Was Caused By San Diego Gas & Electric Equipment Failure
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 19, 4:55 PM PDT
updated Oct 22, 5:41 PM PDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KABC-TV, KTTV and KPBS, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
San Diego Gas & Electric has been sued over the destructive Norte Fire that burned homes in San Clemente and affected San Juan Capistrano, with legal complaints alleging the blaze was caused by company equipment failure, KPBS, KTTV and KABC-TV reported.
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Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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