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PG&E said it anticipates the severe weather to last through midday Thursday, with peak winds forecast from Wednesday morning through Thursday morning and reaching 60 to 70 miles an hour at higher elevations.
The company has said the shut-offs could last for a number of days and would cover parts of 34 of California's 58 counties, a huge swath of the nation's most populous state.
The company has said the shut-offs could last for a number of days and would cover parts of 34 of California's 58 counties, a huge swath of the nation's most populous state.
PG&E Starts to Cut Power for Nearly 800,000 California Customers on Wildfire Risk
PG&E has begun to shut off power to hundreds of thousands of people in California as it seeks to prevent its electric lines from sparking more deadly wildfires, in what is believed to be the largest such pre-emptive blackout ever.
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