国际英语资讯:California power utility strikes 13.5-bln-USD settlement for 2017-2018 wildfires
<p><span word="SAN">SAN</span> <span word="FRANCISCO">FRANCISCO</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 6-- <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Gas">Gas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Electric">Electric</span> <span word="Company">Company</span> (<span word="PG">PG</span>&<span word="E">E</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> 13.5-<span word="billion">billion</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wildfires">wildfires</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> 2018.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="arising">arising</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017-2018 <span word="wildfires">wildfires</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="Butte">Butte</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="and">and</span> 2016 <span word="Ghost">Ghost</span> <span word="Ship">Ship</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Oakland">Oakland</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="PG">PG</span>&<span word="E">E</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Butte">Butte</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ghost">Ghost</span> <span word="Ship">Ship</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="Camp">Camp</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 85 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="Tubbs">Tubbs</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="left">left</span> 22 <span word="dead">dead</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ghost">Ghost</span> <span word="Ship">Ship</span> <span word="warehouse">warehouse</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> 36 <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016.</p><p><span word="Friday">Friday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="PG">PG</span>&<span word="E">E</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="claimants">claimants</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bankruptcy">bankruptcy</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bankruptcy">bankruptcy</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="June">June</span> 30, 2020, <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Chapter">Chapter</span> 11 <span word="Bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</span> <span word="Code">Code</span>.</p><p>"<span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chapter">Chapter</span> 11 <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="wildfire">wildfire</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="compensated">compensated</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>, <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="PG">PG</span>&<span word="E">E</span> <span word="Corporation">Corporation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="PG">PG</span>&<span word="E">E</span>.</p><p>"<span word="With">With</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Chapter">Chapter</span> 11 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="PG">PG</span>&<span word="E">E</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="settlements">settlements</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wildfire">wildfire</span> <span word="claimants">claimants</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1 <span word="billion">billion</span>-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="entities">entities</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> 11 <span word="billion">billion</span>-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="entities">entities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wildfires">wildfires</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> 2018.</p>
页:
[1]