Utility provider Pacific Gas & Electric has cut power to nearly 21,000 homes as a precaution against toppled lines triggering a wildfire.
Fierce winds blew through northern and central California early on Tuesday, fanning wildfires, downing trees on its path and leaving several households in the region without power, heightening the risk of dangerously large infernos as the state witnesses the peak of its ongoing wildfire season....
The state witnessed at least a half-dozen new wildfires on Monday including a major one west of Santa Barbara which quickly spread to thousands of acres. The massive blaze forced a mandatory evacuation of El Capitan State Park along with a shut down of nearby ranches and the U.S. 101 highway. According to the tracker PowerOutage U.S., more than 42,000 PG&E customers and over 67,000 households in California are currently without power.California is currently in the midst of peak wildfire season when the Diablo and Santa Ana winds blow in from the east and move through canyons, creating ideal conditions for rapidly spreading wildfires.
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