Episode 247: The Camp Fire - Part One

An episode of the Disaster Area podcast, hosted by Jennifer Matarese, titled "Episode 247: The Camp Fire - Part One" was published on November 1, 2024 and runs 62 minutes.

November 1, 2024 ·62m · Disaster Area

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For years, the hook holding up the power lines at transmission tower 27/222 in northern California had been wearing down bit by bit. On November 8th, 2018, the hook finally broke, and the resulting series of events led to the deadliest wildfire in California in a century.

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