Oregon Landowner Suit Seeks $103M from Public Utilities for Wildfire May 17, 2021
A lawsuit filed on behalf of 70 landowners in Oregon’s McKenzie River Valley seeks $103 million from Lane Electric Cooperative and Eugene Water and Electric Board for damages linked to one of the Labor Day fires that ravaged communities around the state.
The Holiday Farm fire killed one person and destroyed 430 homes, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. The plaintiffs contend that the two utilities failed to de-energize their power lines despite widespread forecasts for extreme fire weather.
An official cause of the fire hasn’t been released, but the lawsuit says fires started when tree branches contacted power lines east of Eugene.
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Lawsuit seeks $103M from public utilities over wildfire
May 14, 2021
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A lawsuit filed on behalf of 70 landowners in Oregon’s McKenzie River Valley seeks $103 million from Lane Electric Cooperative and Eugene Water and Electric Board for damages linked to one of the Labor Day fires that ravaged communities around the state.
The Holiday Farm fire killed one person and destroyed 430 homes, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. The plaintiffs contend that the two utilities failed to de-energize their power lines despite widespread forecasts for extreme fire weather.
An official cause of the fire hasn t been released, but the lawsuit says fires started when tree branches contacted power lines east of Eugene.
Lawsuit seeks $103 million in damages from two public utilities stemming from Holiday Farm wildfire
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An aerial view of the town of Blue River, OR on Oct. 6, 2020 after the Holiday Farm Fire. Photo courtesy of @TripJenningsVideo@tripjenningsvideo
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A lawsuit filed on behalf of 70 landowners in the McKenzie River Valley seeks $103 million from two public utilities, Lane Electric Cooperative and Eugene Water & Electric Board, for damages arising from the Holiday Farm Fire, one of the Labor Day conflagrations that ravaged communities around the state.
The Holiday Farm fire destroyed 430 homes, killed one person and burned 173,393 acres. The plaintiffs contend that the two utilities failed to de-energize their power lines despite Red Flag warnings and widespread forecasts for extreme fire weather, including an historic east wind event, single digit humidity levels and an ongoing drought.