Uh Oh SDG&E

Californi's State Fire Agency blamed sparking power lines for the Witch Creek and Rice Canyon fires that ravaged San Diego last month. From the AP:

All three fires are in the service area of San Diego Gas & Electric Co., which serves 3.4 million customers in San Diego and southern Orange counties. The company, a unit of San Diego-based Sempra Energy, says it adhered to regulations in maintaining the low-voltage power lines that caused the fires. "We believe at the time of the fires our power lines were in compliance with all regulations," said spokeswoman Stephanie Donovan. "When we have the kind of extreme conditions we faced here in San Diego at the end of October, it creates a huge hazard for everybody, including the electrical system."

So far two families have filed a suit against SDG&E, saying that power poles were not clear of brush and were not insulated to prevent sparking. And with SDG&E saying they "believe" they were in compliance, well they aren't saying they are "sure" or they "know"...