Sauder Schelkopf is investigating potential litigation on behalf of individuals who were impacted by the Santiam wildfires in Oregon. It is alleged that despite a warning of critical fire conditions and high winds power lines may have been energized. It has been reported that many homes and other structures were destroyed in the fires.
As reported by the Oregonian on Oct. 4, 2020 and updated on Oct. 7, 2020:
The causes of most of Oregon’s catastrophic wildfires that ignited on Labor Day are still under investigation, with official determinations yet to come.
But anecdotal and eyewitness accounts suggest that several were started by electrical lines and equipment buffeted by the historic windstorm that whipped across the state for three days.
Many residents of affected communities are asking why the lines weren’t deactivated before the winds, which were clearly forecast days in advance by the National Weather Service, along with red flag warnings noting the extreme fire danger.
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