Judge gives PG&E deadline to explain its role in the Dixie & Fly Fires

SAN FRANCISCO — PG&E has been given one week to explain its role in potentially starting two fires that have destroyed dozens of buildings and burned hundreds of thousands of acres in Northern California.

PG&E has already said its equipment might have been linked to the Dixie Fire and Fly Fire, but now the federal judge overseeing the company’s probation is demanding more answers. Federal Probation judge William Alsup wants PG&E to give him specific details about their equipment possibly linked to the fires.