NEW: California’s largest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric, warns about 39,000 customers across 16 counties that power outages are 'likely' as operators shut down equipment to prevent wildfires.
California’s largest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric,said on its websiteMost of the shutoffs will occur in two counties, one of them Butte, one of four counties where the massive Dixie Fire has scorched nearly 570,000 acres, the utility said.destroyed the historic Sierra Nevada town of Greenville
this month, was surrounded by containment lines Monday afternoon, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Powerful offshore winds are expected to pick up Tuesday night, a potentially devastating event as most of California. The utility said the shutoffs could last as long as two days for some customers.
The utility began using the proactive measure during a wave of devastating wildfires in recent years, including the deadliest in state history, the Camp Fire of 2018.
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