Power Still Out to Thousands in California to Prevent Fires

Power Still Out to Thousands in California to Prevent Fires
Ray Lopez delivers supplies to Mountain Mike's Pizza in the Montclair district of Oakland, Calif., where power is turned off, on Oct. 15, 2020. Noah Berger/AP Photo
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SAN FRANCISCO—Thousands of Northern California residents remained without electricity Friday after a utility cut off service to prevent powerful winds from damaging equipment and sparking wildfires amid a fall heat wave.

Power restorations began Thursday afternoon and by evening Pacific Gas and Electric said about 30,000 customers were still in the dark—down from about 45,000 the previous night.