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California struggles to determine who will pay for fires

by Jed Kim

Aug 28, 2018

Wildfires are expected to be deadlier and costlier in coming years. State utilities say they can't afford to keep paying for damages.

Firefighters conduct a controlled burn to defend houses from the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire, as it continues to spread toward the town of Upper Lake, California, on Aug. 2.

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