Reports say, Millions of Californians face having their power cut as firefighters continue to battle a surge in wildfires in the state.
Pacific Gas & Electric, PG&E, said it might have to turn off power in thirty-six counties amid forecasts of a historic wind event, which it said could damage facilities and cause new fires.
The warning came as wildfires forced some fifty-thousand people from their homes.
A state of emergency has been declared in Los Angeles and Sonoma counties.
California’s fire department said the state is experiencing critical fire weather.
Commenting on the latest fire, Governor Gavin Newsom of California said that PG&E simply did not do their job.
He condemned years and years of greed, years and years of mismanagement in the utilities.
PG&E on Friday warned about eight hundred and fifty thousand customers whose households are estimated to contain about two million people-that they may be impacted by a power cut between evening of today and midday on Monday, citing forecasts of potential extreme weather.
PG&E will need to turn off power for safety several hours before the potentially damaging winds arrive.
The weather event according to the reports could be the most powerful in California in decades.
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