SANTA ROSA, Calif.—Frustration and anger mounted across Northern California as the state’s biggest utility began another round of fire-prevention blackouts on Oct. 29 that could leave millions of people without electricity, some for five days or longer.
The shut-offs, aimed at keeping windblown electrical equipment from sparking wildfires, came as fire crews raced to contain two major blazes in Northern and Southern California before the winds picked up dangerously again. The fires have destroyed dozens of homes in Sonoma County wine country and the hills of Los Angeles.
