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WILDFIRE-RELATED CONTINGENCIES (District Attorneys Offices Investigations) (Details) - Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) - Complaints Brought By Butte County District Attorney - Loss from Wildfires | Mar. 17, 2020 count
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Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Number of guilty involuntary manslaughter pleas | 84
Number of count related to unlawfully causing a fire (count) | 1

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