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WILDFIRE-RELATED CONTINGENCIES (2018 Camp Fire Background) (Details) - Pacific Gas & Electric Co - 2018 Camp fire | Jan. 04, 2019 a residence fatality structure
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Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Number of acres burned (acre) | a | 153,336
Number of fatalities (fatality) | 85
Number of residences destroyed (residence) | residence | 13,972
Number of commercial structures destroyed (structure) | structure | 528
Number of other buildings destroyed (building) | 4,293

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