The embattled utility alleged in a counter-suit Friday in Hawaii state court that the local government caused the catastrophe by neglecting overgrown vegetation, failing to properly plan for an emergency and “by fumbling the emergency response” to the Aug. 8 blaze.
State and federal investigators have yet to determine what caused the fire that killed 101 people and caused more than $5.5 billion in damages.
Hawaiian Electric has acknowledged that its ...
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