PG&E Pleads Guilty to Killing 84 People in 2018 Camp Fire (1)

PG&E Corp. pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, admitting in a California courtroom that the bankrupt utility killed 84 people after its equipment ignited the deadliest wildfire in state history.

The company entered its plea Tuesday before Superior Court Judge Michael Deems in Chico, about 170 miles (274 kilometers) north of San Francisco and less than 15 miles from Paradise and other smaller towns where the victims died and thousands of homes were destroyed in the Camp Fire on Nov. 8, 2018.

Police officers prepare to remove the remains of a victim of the Camp Fire in Magalia, Calif. on Nov. 15, 2018.

Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

In court on Tuesday, Chief Executive Officer Bill Johnson admitted guilt on behalf of the utility, which accepted ...