Dive Summary:

• In order to settle claims made over southern California’s string of 2007 wildfires, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) will pay the federal government $6.4 million.
• The payment will cover all costs related to a fire that burned more than 69 square miles in Cleveland National Forest east of San Diego.
• Government investigators have found that SDG&E’s power lines were at least partially responsible for three major fires that killed two people and destroyed more than 1,300 homes; the utility has already paid a total of $1.55 billion in settled claims.

From the article:

San Diego Gas & Electric Co. has agreed to pay the federal government $6.4 million to settle claims over wildfires that ravaged Southern California in 2007.The U.S. attorney's office in San Diego said Monday that the payment covers all costs to the federal government related to a fire that burned more than 69 square miles in Cleveland National Forest east of San Diego. ...