REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File PhotoCompanies PG&E Corp FollowSept 26 (Reuters) - Californian utility PG&E Corp (PCG.N) said on Monday it was cooperating with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) after the federal agency started a criminal investigation into the U.S. state's largest wildfire this year.
The power company's equipment has been blamed for sparking numerous wildfires, including some of the state's most deadly and destructive.
The Mosquito Fire, which is 60% contained, has destroyed 78 structures and damaged 13, as of Sept. 25.
PG&E said the USFS had indicated to it that the fire began in an area of the company's power line on National Forest System lands.
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