Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) will face trial for manslaughter in Shasta County, California, after a judge ruled Wednesday that there was enough evidence to proceed with 11 felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from a 2020 wildfire that killed four people and burned 88 square miles of land. Prosecutors argued that PG&E’s equipment sparked the fire due to the company's failure to maintain power lines and clear vegetation near its equipment. The trial is expected to begin in the coming months, and PG&E has not yet commented on the judge’s ruling.
