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PG&E to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for starting two wildfires

In this file photo, the Soda Ranch winery along State Highway 128 near Healdsburg was consumed by the Kincade fire early Sunday morning, Oct. 27, 2019.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will avoid criminal charges for two wildfires started by its equipment under settlements announced Monday by district attorneys of six Northern California counties.

As part of the agreements, no criminal charges will be filed in connection with last year's Dixie fire, and a criminal complaint regarding the 2019 Kincade fire will

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