The intentional shut-off encompasses more than half of the state’s 58 counties and spans much of Northern California, where two of the deadliest fires in state history have occurred in the past two years.
California Cuts Power To More Than 500,000 As High Winds Raise Wildfire Threat
By Scott Wilson, Washington Post U.S.
Wed, 10/09/2019 - 2:00am
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