OC supervisors OK $4.5 million settlement with T-Mobile for its role in the 2020 Silverado fire

SANTA ANA — The Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $4.5 million settlement with T-Mobile for its part in the setting of the 2020 Silverado fire.
The supervisors voted 4-0 for the settlement with Supervisor Janet Nguyen absent.
The settlement comes after the board reached agreements in February with Southern California Edison totaling $18.125 million to pay for damage caused by the 2020 Silverado fire and the 2022 Coastal fire.
The Silverado fire broke out about 6:45 a