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For years, the hook holding up the power lines at transmission tower 27/222 in northern California had been wearing down bit by bit. On November 8th, 2018, the hook finally broke, and the resulting series of events led to the deadliest wildfire in California in a century.
Videos:
Articles and books:
Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy, by Alastair Gee and Dani Anguaino
Trump’s Misleading Claims About California’s Fire ‘Mismanagement’
ABC10 Investigation: PG&E knew old power line parts had ‘severe wear’ months before deadly Camp Fire
Trump blames forest management again on California fires visit
‘Hell on Earth’: The First 12 Hours of California’s Deadliest Wildfire
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