PG&E Cuts Power to California Customers As Wildfire Risk Builds
- Shutoffs come as drying Diablo winds arrive late Tuesday night
- Residents of 17 counties may lose power during prolonged winds
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PG&E Corp. shut off power to nearly 25,000 homes and businesses in Northern California as gusty Diablo winds and plummeting humidity levels raise the risk of wildfires.
California’s largest utility cut service to parts of 16 counties, from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Sierra Nevada mountains Tuesday night, according to a statement posted online. On Wednesday, the outages will likely expand to include customers in another county and extend through Thursday.