Calif. utility could leave 130,000 without power to curb extreme fire risk
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foxnews.comPacific Gas and Electric Company is preparing to implement widespread power shutdowns across 15 California counties next week if blustery and arid conditions continue.
Hundreds of people in Southern California have already been forced to evacuate due to high winds that fanned Orange County's Bond Fire to more than 7,300 acres.
Much of the state has been under red flag warnings -- issued amid concerns of extreme fire danger -- and thousands of residents have already experienced preventative outages.
Last week, Southern California Edison cut the power to about 15,000 homes and businesses and is reportedly considering turning off electricity to another 271,000 this weekend.
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