PG&E Shuts Off Electricity for 25,000 People in California Due to Fire Conditions

Utility companies are shutting off power to help prevent wildfires in some areas of California this week. Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/TNS

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) cut off power to thousands of residents in California Monday in a “safety shutoff” due to critical fire conditions.

“This safety shutoff is due to a dry, offshore wind event expected to start Sunday night and bring wind gusts of up to 50 mph by Monday morning,” a PG&E news release said on Sunday.