
More than 100 people sue an Oregon utility over damage from the Beachie Creek fire
CNN
Two lawsuits have been filed against the local power company, blaming the utility for the extent of the damage caused last year by Oregon's Beachie Creek fire.
The fire, which ignited in August and burned through the end of October 2020, destroyed nearly 200,000 acres. More than 1,300 structures, including 470 homes, and at least 8 lives were lost to the fire, according to the lawsuits. More than 100 plaintiffs are named in the suits, which claim that PacifiCorp did not take wind advisories in the area seriously enough and arguing that downed electrified power lines caused the fire to grow quickly. Investigators have not released an official cause of the fire.
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