#causing sparks

PARADISE, Calif. | Dead in cars and homes: Northern California fire toll at 42

PARADISE, Calif.— The dead were found in burned-out cars, in the smoldering ruins of their homes, or next to their vehicles, apparently overcome by smoke and flames before they could jump in behind the wheel and escape. In some cases, there were only charred fragments of bone, so small that coroner’s investigators used a wire basket to sift and sort them.

At least 42 people were confirmed dead in…

PULGA, Calif | Utility emailed woman about spark problems 1 day before fire

PULGA, Calif. — A woman who owns land near where a deadly wildfire started in Northern California said Monday that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. sought access to her property just before the blaze started because the utility’s power lines were causing sparks.

It’s still not clear what caused the massive fire that started Thursday, killing at least 29 people and destroying the Sierra Nevada foothill…