A California power utility is preparing to cut electricity to residents across 38 counties, a move that will affect roughly 1 million people, in response to extreme fire weather threatening the region.
The decision by Pacific Gas & Electric is an attempt to avoid repeating what happened in 2018 when a massive fire was triggered by a spark from damaged power equipment. In that blaze, 85 people were killed and the town of Paradise was almost completely destroyed.
Lynsey Paulo, a spokeswoman for the power company, said its meteorologists were already tracking “the strongest offshore wind event of the season.”
“We’re seeing a dangerous combination of factors, with high winds, extreme low humidity, record dry fuels on the ground, and extreme to severe drought in many areas,” Paulo said, Fox Business Network reported.
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