Federal investigators took possession of a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. utility transmission pole and attached equipment in a criminal probe into what started the Mosquito fire in September 2022.

The official cause of the Mosquito Fire remains under investigation by state and federal fire authorities. But a criminal investigation was launched in September into the role PG&E may have played ...

Over 46 days spanning a portion of September and October, the Mosquito Fire burned more than 76,000 acres of forest from the town of Foresthill up to the edge of the Sierra Crest near Olympic ...

In a separate statement, Placer County counsel Karin Schwab said, "Placer County's lawsuit seeks to recover taxpayer resources lost in the fire." Burning for 50 days, the Mosquito Fire scorched ...

The fire was active for 50 days after sparking on Sept. 6. | VIDEO BELOW | Feds seize PG&E equipment as part of investigation into Mosquito FireThe lawsuit was filed in San Francisco Superior ...