PG&E began cutting off electricity to as many as 51,000 customers in heavily forested parts of Northern California to reduce the risk that its equipment will spark wildfires as high winds are poised to hit the state
said it was cutting off electricity Tuesday to as many as 51,000 customers in heavily forested parts of Northern California to reduce the risk that its power equipment will spark wildfires.
The proactive shut-offs, the company’s first so far this wildfire season, may last through Wednesday afternoon. The exact number of people who may be affected is uncertain but could top 150,000, based on census data on people per household in California.Photo:More than 11,000 potentially affected customers reside in Butte County, where the Dixie Fire is raging.
“Current Red Flag conditions are creating extreme fire behavior on the #DixieFire. Do not hesitate if told to evacuate,” the Lassen-Modoc Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said on social media early Tuesday.
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