A number of bushfires in the 2009 Black Saturday event in Victoria, Australia were started by downed power lines due to wind. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-as

A number of bushfires in the 2009 Black Saturday event in Victoria, Australia were started by downed power lines due to wind. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28305127 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28305127 Class action, power company handed biggest payout ever at the time of $480 million. Killed 119 people and destroyed more than 1,000 homes. As for water? The bushfires were just too big and engulfed entire townships.