Another fire started in California, forcing thousands of Los Angeles residents to evacuate.
John Bacon, Chris Woodyard and Jorge L. OrtizLOS ANGELES – Tens of thousands of Los Angeles residents were ordered out of their homes Monday, joining almost 200,000 Northern Californians previously forced to flee sprawling wildfires fueled by high winds and drought conditions.
An additional 80,000 homes, businesses and other buildings were threatened by the fire. Pacific Gas & Electric said it has cut off power to almost 1 million customers to prevent high winds from sparking wildfires. Another 100,000 customers lost power because of the wild weather, and more bad news was on the horizon.
PG&E acknowledged Monday that its power lines may have started two smaller fires over the weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area in locations that didn't have the electricity cut off because they were not considered at high risk of fires. The issues were not limited to northern and central California, PG&E's service areas. A brush fire near the J. Paul Getty Museum in western Los Angeles ignited early Monday and quickly grew to 500 acres, forcing evacuation of 10,000 homes and businesses.
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