[seastay]

There has been electrical power in CA for 100 years , and most of the early years the lines were way cruder and less safe, the lines survived many seasons of droughts and wind storms but now all of a sudden its a safety hazard ? BS

[ctdonath2]

Only recently does the world know & care about CA fires so much. We’ve gone from virtually no news, to some news, to saturation dopamine-hit news.

[abigkahuna]

There has been electrical power in CA for 100 years , and most of the early years the lines were way cruder and less safe, the lines survived many seasons of droughts and wind storms but now all of a sudden its a safety hazard ? BS

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From what I understand...the Transmission tower that held the lines that caused the Camp Fire were 100 years old....so maybe it is the original equipment

[RedMonqey]

There has been electrical power in CA for 100 years , and most of the early years the lines were way cruder and less safe, the lines survived many seasons of droughts and wind storms but now all of a sudden its a safety hazard ? BS

More lines, more power means greater chance of failure in high winds. Don't discount the chance of a major corporation failing to upkeep current electrical grid linage, either. BTW.