Federal government sues PacifiCorp over ‘negligence’ in 2020 Labor Day wildfires
According to the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of Oregon on Thursday, the utility company’s negligence is what led to Douglas County’s devastating Archie Creek Fire. Court documents show the fire ignited early on Sept. 8, 2020, and wasn’t fully contained until Oct. 31 — when it had already burned more than 130,000 acres of land.